Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] [adv] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hauled her bodily from the van in his rage and hurled her in front of him , through the kitchen to the hall , and down the steps that fell away sharply to the brick-built cellar . |
| 2 | He pulled her away from the driving jet of water . |
| 3 | He pulled himself athletically from the cockpit . |
| 4 | He rang her regularly from the café or the post office and urged her to come and stay with us . |
| 5 | He brought me home from the hospital . ’ |
| 6 | He 'd stayed there ( ‘ in Didcart ’ ) much longer than he 'd intended ; and when finally he tore himself away from the Cornish Riviera and the Torbay Express he 'd walked back to Didcot Parkway Station at about five o'clock , and caught the next train back to Oxford , where he 'd , er , where he 'd had a quick drink in the Station Buffet . |
| 7 | With a shout of pain he tore his hand free , the flesh ripping as he dragged himself away from the knife , leaving it embedded in the wood . |
| 8 | He kicked it away from the bars , then continued to boot it as it shambled deeper into the hut . |
| 9 | Jimmy had been shaken by those sounds , more shaken than the others , for good reason , but Cardiff could see that he was unprepared to show it as he pushed himself away from the reception counter . |
| 10 | With a sob of relief , he pushed himself away from the step and back to his feet again . |