Example sentences of "from him and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louis was " made very sad indeed " when Charles was taken away from him and sent to the monastery of Prüm in the Ardennes . |
| 2 | Abruptly she turned away from him and walked into the apartment 's lounge , not consciously knowing why she did so , but driven by a need to get away from this man and the harshness of his condemnation , which should n't matter to her , because he did n't matter , but which nevertheless called up a churning confusion of resentment and frustration , as well as a new , unnerving hurt . |
| 3 | The mere thought of it seemed to drag a blanket of depression about her shoulders , causing her to turn away from him and go to the desk . |
| 4 | Kate looked away from him and concentrated on the ormolu clock on the mantelpiece , its ticking the only other sound in the room . |
| 5 | She took her coffee from him and shifted across the bed to give him room to lie down . |
| 6 | She swung away from him and started to the car . |
| 7 | The fear that it might show on her face caused her to turn away from him and hasten towards the food hampers , and as she did so a shock revelation hit her with full force . |
| 8 | She took it from him and sipped at the sweet sherry , reminded by its taste that he bought it specially because she did n't like sweet sherry . |
| 9 | He pushed the Diet Cola away from him and climbed off the stool . |
| 10 | Hurrying under cover of darkness up to Roscarrock Hall where a real priest was visiting from Ireland or Spain , they whispered their confessions to him , received absolution from him and knelt in the Roscarrock family chapel to hear a proper Latin Mass and to receive in their mouths the living sacrifice , the Body of Christ . |
| 11 | She made no move to resist , she never could and he lifted his head , looking down at her in amusement , putting her carefully from him and turning to the door . |