Example sentences of "came [adv prt] from [prep] the [noun] " 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	And then , as I came out from under the stairs , I heard something moving upstairs .
7	Suddenly a long arm came out from under the rags and a bony hand grasped Marian 's shoulder .
8	As the sun sank lower and touched the edge of the cloudbelt on the horizon , Hazel came out from under the branches and looked carefully round the lower slope .
9	When the sun came out from behind the fog , the world turned golden and beautiful .
10	A grey thing came out from behind the tree and came towards me .
11	He came out from behind the desk , and gestured at the sofa .
12	A saleswoman came out from behind the counter and asked if she could help .
13	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 .
14	She came out from among the buildings , the rest of the broken rope in her hand .
15	She turned and signalled to her maids who at once came out from beneath the trees and hurried along the path to her .
16	Kolchinsky came round from behind the desk and the two men shook hands .
17	However , it was not until she came round from behind the reception desk that I realised how huge she was .

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