Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] under the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wail more dismal than the bird cries rose up from under the horse . |
| 2 | The crew swam out from under the canoe and attached themselves to the upturned hull . |
| 3 | A crowd of tiny creatures , moving so fast that it could hardly see them , charged out from under the table and wrapped a length of old electricity wire around its outflung arms . |
| 4 | Then in the lake an old man came up from under the water and took a great scoopful of water and drank deeply . |
| 5 | Suddenly a long arm came out from under the rags and a bony hand grasped Marian 's shoulder . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | They strode to meet the carts , and Alexei came out from under the tree . |
| 9 | And then , as I came out from under the stairs , I heard something moving upstairs . |
| 10 | Finally he walked out from under the dusty cloth and rubbed his hands together . |
| 11 | He wriggled out from under the sword and waved at the dragon , which took wing again and glided in towards them . |
| 12 | I crept out from under the chair and smelt the dark liquid which had formed a pool on the hearth and soaked into the rug . |
| 13 | Said nothing , got out from under the blanket . |
| 14 | A blackbird with its beak gleaming golden against the white , scuttled out from under the rhododendron bushes making a flurry of snow slither off the broad leaves . |
| 15 | He checked her name in a large directory he pulled out from under the desk . |
| 16 | Hot liquid and entrails spilled over him , and he scrambled out from under the thing . |
| 17 | She offered a black Balkan Sobranie for the light I offered and only then looked up from under the wide-brimmed black hat she wore . |
| 18 | The Doctor looked around from under the stairwell when the alarm began hooting , but saw nothing . |
| 19 | It peeked out from under the rim of my dad 's dressing-gown with a horrible sauciness . |
| 20 | When Anabelle woke , she crawled out from under the shrub and saw the moon sailing high in the sky . |
| 21 | I crawled out from under the back of the tractor just in case anybody thought to peer into the barn , and was about to use the lawn-mower for cover when my foot caught something hard and suddenly I was face down on the ground again . |
| 22 | Trent slid out from under the bush and took a deep breath . |