Example sentences of "[vb past] from [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here and there logs surfaced from it like the inclined hulls of sinking ships . |
| 2 | Before the side-car receded from her along the straight avenue , she observed a gun case ( sometimes Anderson shot the bogs with Dada ) , a rod case , and a bulging Gladstone bag tied together in the space ( called the well ) situated between the opposite wings of the sidecar . |
| 3 | He turned from her with a casual wave of his hand and began making his way back towards the barn . |
| 4 | The cat withdrew from her like a sooty ghost and stole away along the slope towards the standing stone . |
| 5 | Michael looked from him to the offending cigarette and back again , then reluctantly stubbed it out . |
| 6 | ‘ I have n't any serious plans to marry him , if that 's what you 're asking , ’ she told him as levelly as she could , and had the hardest work in the world in hanging on to her temper when his glance flicked from her through the open door into her sitting-room . |
| 7 | The words burst from him in an angry rush , and she glanced at him in surprise . |