Example sentences of "came [adv prt] from [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then in the lake an old man came up from under the water and took a great scoopful of water and drank deeply . |
| 2 | With that , Dick changed course , and in a short while they came up from behind the Shuttle . |
| 3 | And Ruth came back from behind the screen with a white paper in her hand , brightly painted green and mauve . |
| 4 | They strode to meet the carts , and Alexei came out from under the tree . |
| 5 | They were n't alone ; and then the next thought was that Sandy must have come up from below and was now standing on the quay , but then that thought died as what he 'd taken for her shadow came out from under the stairway . |
| 6 | When the sun came out from behind the fog , the world turned golden and beautiful . |
| 7 | A grey thing came out from behind the tree and came towards me . |
| 8 | He came out from behind the desk , and gestured at the sofa . |
| 9 | A saleswoman came out from behind the counter and asked if she could help . |
| 10 | The catering assistants started to wind down the evening 's proceedings , and Katrina and one of the other girls ( Bridget ) came out from around the back to tidy up the customer area . |
| 11 | Kolchinsky came round from behind the desk and the two men shook hands . |
| 12 | However , it was not until she came round from behind the reception desk that I realised how huge she was . |