Example sentences of "[vb past] from [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sacred Heart pointed mournfully to his breast ; the crown of thorns radiated from his head . |
| 2 | A bib had been tied around Bissell 's neck to collect the raw , liquid plaster which oozed from his mouth where it congealed and hardened . |
| 3 | She shot a secret look at him but he was checking the machine , the slight conversation with Mitch dismissed from his mind — or maybe not . |
| 4 | He dismissed from his mind , because it was of no concern at this moment , the fate of the army he had left fighting Siward . |
| 5 | His ears popped and fluid seeped from his nose . |
| 6 | Strings of bloody vomit drooled from his mouth , a legacy of prolonged foam inhalation . |
| 7 | He dismounted from his horse and embraced the leper even though the thought of doing so was so repulsive to him . |
| 8 | He surfaced from his dive well out into the cove . |
| 9 | ‘ The drug 's taken effect at last , ’ Nancy said to herself as she rose from her position beside the bed . |
| 10 | He spoke so gently that Scarlet half rose from her stool : it was bad enough going mad without causing your husband to pity you . |
| 11 | She rose from her seat and swiped the dog a hefty blow across its snout . |
| 12 | When he did n't answer , she rose from her seat and walked from the room , giving the door a satisfying slam as she closed it . |
| 13 | Gertrude rose from her seat with dignity . |
| 14 | She then rose from her seat and bowed , leaving Finchingfield 's fond aunt seething . |
| 15 | Philippa went first , kicking off her sandals as she rose from her beanbag . |
| 16 | Veronica rose from her chair . |
| 17 | Miss Honey rose from her chair and walked out of the room . |
| 18 | She rose from her chair . |
| 19 | Madame rose from her chair , appalled by the notion , her cigarette holder clenched between her teeth . |
| 20 | One of these types now rose from her chair and came over to where we were sitting . |
| 21 | ‘ That was your zeide 's Egypt , ’ Bertha Cohen said as she packed her memories away again , blew her nose and determinedly rose from her chair . |
| 22 | Aunt Tossie had a faint dribble of desire at the corners of her mouth when , at length , she laid down the slate pencil and rose from her chair to face Mrs Geary , her companion in what was to be an immortal triumph : its finale that most acceptable of puddings before diets and regimens were conceived : a really beautiful Trifle . |
| 23 | A sad old woman rose from her chair , as from a dais , to take their coats and hang them on a row of hooks nailed against a wall . |
| 24 | Slowly and stiffly , Iskandara rose from her chair , found her stick and limped to stand beneath her mother 's portrait . |
| 25 | When she heard the front door shut behind him and Penman 's footsteps retreating , she rose from her chair and began to walk slowly about the room , touching the sofas and lamps and tables . |
| 26 | Alice had the impression , as she rose from her chair , that again Felicity was dark and hag-like , her eyes glittering from a wigwam of jet-black hair . |
| 27 | She rose from her chair with a skiff of nylon upon nylon and an aroma of strong perfume . |
| 28 | She rose from her chair at the little antique bureau which stood in the attic window space , bent down and fumbled for the catch of the secret drawer which she had found there . |
| 29 | The lines of bitterness seemed more pronounced than ever as she rose from her chair and crossed to the door . |
| 30 | Alarmed , Mrs Rosalia Alderley rose from her chair beside the bed , and fidgeted back and forth , not knowing what to do . |