Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] from him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He watched her dab her cheeks , then wipe her eyes , his heart torn from him by the tiny shudder she gave . |
| 2 | When Simon the Trapper parted from him on the great north ride the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist , dragged up his gown a score of inches to free the movement of his lower legs , re-tied his girdle tightly , wiped his hands on the none too clean garment and taking hold of his staff set off up the highway in pursuit of his sack , of Marian , and of the verderers . |
| 3 | He felt at rest , the dark weight of tension lifted from him by the woman . |
| 4 | But Leith 's glance went from him to where , at some time in the night , he must have become too hot and in stupor had shed his clothes , which were now in a crumpled heap by the side of the bed . |
| 5 | Ambition oozes from him like sweat . |
| 6 | Mr. Back Q.C. , for the appellant , contended that if Mr. Occhi consented to the appellant taking the £6 , he consented to the property in the money passing from him to the appellant and that the appellant had not , therefore , appropriated property belonging to another . |
| 7 | She noticed the way his chest heaved , the rivers of desire flowing from him across the room to burn her body with unbearable heat . |
| 8 | Cramped and cold in his hide , he listened as the sounds of the day fell from him into silence one by one , until he could hear the measured pacing of the watch on the walk between the gate-towers . |
| 9 | If Simon had n't had other things on his mind — if he had n't been distracted by you — ’ the word burst from him with a violence which made her recoil ‘ — he would never have made that fatal error . ’ |
| 10 | Back to Herod , and the second thing to learn from him about bullies . |
| 11 | In two modern cases , however , it has been held that so long as the donor has done all he needs to do , the beneficial interest passes from him to the donee . |
| 12 | A recipe for it or a description of this beguiling dish of peppers , onions , tomatoes and eggs appears in every one of his books , even down to the booklet commissioned from him by the Romary biscuit firm and which sold for sixpence . |
| 13 | Last night he had been suffering from jet lag ; now he seemed to be fully recovered , and power flowed from him in waves . |
| 14 | He was standing behind her now , and she could feel the energy emanating from him like a tangible force . |
| 15 | Baby cries appealing for comfort issued from him in letter after letter . |