Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] from [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patronage in effect chose from among the qualified candidates those whose rise would be accelerated , and its advantages in easing the movement upwards on a rapidly narrowing ladder is evident . |
| 2 | On cue , the rowing boat appeared from around the coastal bend and in it two topless dykes roaring and cheering were urging their little craft into the cove . |
| 3 | He turned and a figure appeared from behind the shed . |
| 4 | And then another figure appeared from behind the carob . |
| 5 | The biggest influence on this change came from across the Channel via the writings of the so-called ‘ French school ’ of urban sociology , whose most influential figure was undoubtedly Manuel Castells . |
| 6 | In this case the driving force for transformational change came from within the organization and was led by the top leadership . |
| 7 | Then a stomping noise came from behind the kids and I saw some massive black rubber boots coming slowly down the stairs . |
| 8 | A Roman coin came from under the tower at the restoration of 1855 , but one can not make too much of that . |
| 9 | Farther south , the Andean civilisation had more similarities with Mesopotamia than with China ; so the idea that its shaping influence came from across the Pacific seems especially far-fetched . |
| 10 | A leader arose from among the confusion and panic of those troubled times : Magnus , a noble of Nuln . |
| 11 | The sound came from over the garden wall and I knew that no-one in that part of Gigant Street kept chicken . |
| 12 | The business grew from about the middle of the eighteenth century and became concentrated in and around Kendal , with seven mills grinding snuff ( which is powdered tobacco ) at one time . |
| 13 | The seaman reappeared from behind the curtained off bunk section of the cabin . |
| 14 | A head rose from behind the counter . |
| 15 | who had an estate and there were St Trinian 's incidentally er , inciden that 's where the name came from for the books and friend of theirs and relation of his wrote the book I do n't know , something like that , and anyhow eventually I got |
| 16 | And in the pursuit he came up to King Yucef , and smote him three times : but the King escaped from under the sword , for the horse of the Cid passed on in his course , and when he turned , the King being on a fleet horse , was far off , so that he might not be overtaken ; and he got into a Castle called Guyera , for so far did the Christians pursue them , smiting and slaying , and giving them no respite , so that hardly fifteen thousand escaped of fifty that they were . |
| 17 | I went past one as the sounds of the seven o'clock service grew from behind the gaping shutters . |
| 18 | Nieto was walking alongside the touchline when a ball kicked from within the field hit him in the face , breaking his glasses . |
| 19 | It was so pitifully easy for the customers : the temptation so hard to resist , to pick up a bar or two of chocolate from the counter , a packet of tea from the shelf , even a bag of flour , as my aunt came from behind the counter , passed through to the kitchen , down the steps into the old still-room to draw vinegar from the cask , or paraffin from the tank ( its pump rattling up-down , up-down ) , or across the yard for corn or toppings , or up the back stairs for some item kept on the little landing ; so that the shop began to make small profit or none at all . |
| 20 | Since the reformist animus came from within the Party and not from anti-Socialist elements outside it , he trusted that the Soviet leaders would grasp the artfulness and wisdom of his innovations . |
| 21 | Nuadu thought that a glitter of amusement showed from within the folds of the hood . |
| 22 | As the man rose from behind the conference table , D'Arcy realised just how tall he was . |
| 23 | Finn came from between the curtains , tense and preoccupied . |
| 24 | A childish voice wafted from behind the thin curtain . |
| 25 | A man appeared from under the causeway and the walker asked ’ Have you got Anna Potts down there ? ’ |
| 26 | A pony whickered from behind the hedge , and trotted with them . |
| 27 | One small hand emerged from beneath the sheet to probe the area where a large bruise was already forming . |
| 28 | During another epoch , the polar ice-cap expanded and covered a large part of the northern hemisphere , and it was only when that receded about 12,000 years ago that what was left of the Thulean Province reappeared from beneath the ice as the island we now call Iceland . |
| 29 | The initiative for this venture came from within the company , and employees in many departments organised and handled every aspect of the day . |
| 30 | A lank forelock fell from beneath the hat bearing the tricolour cockade . |