Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] from [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There were loose flaps of skin hanging from his face and I could see the bone around his eye socket . ’ |
| 2 | One of them , with a yard of snot hanging from his nose , insisted on showing him some manuscripts he kept under his well-peed mattress . |
| 3 | If the idea itself is more important to you than the glory reflecting from its success , then raise the idea at a meeting so that it becomes an idea generated by a team . |
| 4 | There were ladders in both her stockings today and her hair spilled from its bun at all sides . |
| 5 | The new award differs from its predecessor in that it includes management studies and also a module in ‘ Control and care of prisoners ’ . |
| 6 | Direct debits or standing orders are liable to make money disappear from your account stealthily , which may be very confusing . |
| 7 | Villages are crippled by people who ca n't bear to have the veil torn from their fantasy of idyllic retirement . ’ |
| 8 | By listening closely to what chefs want from their equipment and by striving to scale new heights in service and product development , they are doing their utmost to meet the needs of the modern caterer . |
| 9 | Cursing , Cardiff rose from his seat as PC Simpson entered the room again . |
| 10 | Sweeting also confirmed that the Miss Johnson story originated from his aunt who , as he wittily put it , ‘ could only know what was told her ! ’ |
| 11 | Marc moved from his position by the window as if aware of missing this exchange , and came to stand over them . |
| 12 | The fact that Paris was so rich a source of books — from de luxe manuscripts to ‘ soiled tracts and battered codices ’ — in part stemmed from its position and reputation as the greatest northern European centre of learning . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | As they approached , Reni rose from his seat at a table near the large rectangular pool which was the centrepiece of what — as Huy now saw it to be — was an unconventionally asymmetrical garden . |
| 15 | Strings of bloody vomit drooled from his mouth , a legacy of prolonged foam inhalation . |
| 16 | Miss Honey rose from her chair and walked out of the room . |
| 17 | The look his aid received from his wife guaranteed that he would hesitate — on this social occasion — to interrupt again . |
| 18 | Then every drop of blood drained from her face as a man 's hand reached past her . |
| 19 | He stopped , glanced towards the half-open door , and all the blood drained from his face as he realised that someone was standing there , out of sight . |
| 20 | The blood drained from his face . |
| 21 | Penry stared at her incredulously , then to her relief the tension drained from his face before her eyes as his muscular , beautiful torso began to vibrate with laughter . |
| 22 | His eyes bulged from his head , red-veined and ghastly , and his lips were drawn back from his blackened , stump-like teeth , as the full horror of what the Trees were doing impinged on his dull mind . |
| 23 | Bernice straightened from her crouch with the five bolts buzzing like bees in her hand , pulled the access plate open and furtively tried to check the space inside the dispenser . |
| 24 | Kuznetsk recovered from its period in the doldrums ; in fact it was the only one of the old Siberian forts apart from Tobolsk to be rebuilt in stone , since it formed the terminus of the most easterly section of the fortifications . |
| 25 | We had tea in a still half-deserted seaside town and when we came out of the cafe Edward produced from his pocket a tomato-shaped ketchup-holder which had taken Laura 's fancy and amused Edward with its outrageous farting noise . |
| 26 | A great weight lifted from her mind . |
| 27 | Corbett rose from his stool and sent it flying back with a crash . |
| 28 | Then he was swinging out of it , feeling the blood retreat from his head , sensing the ground reach up for his wheels : twisting to see the flag , before he went up and waited his turn to do it over again . |
| 29 | The blow from Kelly 's right fist brought blood spurting from his nose and sent a searing pain up her arm which she refused to show on her face . |
| 30 | A mule began to bray in alarm and a Myrcan struck it at once with his staff until it fell silent , blood oozing from its nose . |