Example sentences of "[vb past] it [adv] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A firm hand caught hold of her left arm , drew it away from the female curve of her body . |
| 2 | The Livre des Coutumes of Bordeaux contains a note that ‘ [ In 1259 ] king Henry did homage for Bordeaux , Bayonne and all the land of Gascony [ Gasconha ] which was [ then ] free allod [ franc en alo ] to Louis , king of France … but let it be known that this Gascony was the most free allod that the king of England had , before … king Henry received it back from the French king in homage ’ . |
| 3 | Like other elements of the left-wing movement , however , activists in this sphere were subjected to extensive government oppression , which prevented almost all activity until 1918 and hampered it severely from the late 1920s . |
| 4 | She immediately opened it again from the other side . |
| 5 | We heard it yesterday from the hon. Member for Dagenham , who referred to the community charge register as a threat to civil rights . |
| 6 | I loved it right from the off . ’ |
| 7 | She stroked its neck , led it away from the interested crowd and over to the grass . |
| 8 | She read it out from the printed page . |