Example sentences of "[vb pp] from [prep] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The daddy stirred from beneath his newspaper . |
| 2 | Whereas the descriptions of the opening chapter are confined to what can be seen from within his shack , visual perspectives increase in variety and number when he ventures out of doors . |
| 3 | Last night his hourly wage , about £8 in loose change was nicked from under his nose by scavenging ragamuffins . |
| 4 | Crowd violence towards players is another area of concern after the FA ordered a replay of the Cup tie between Peterborough and Kingstonian when the visitors ' keeper was knocked out by a coin thrown from behind his goal . |
| 5 | He had obviously heard every word , and from the look of it was none too pleased to have a juicy story snatched from under his nose . |
| 6 | When we got there one o one of the other boys was was already there with him and he was covered from about his waist down with coal and er we uncovered him and gave him as comfortable as we could get him until we got the stretchers and everything mobilize him and get him out . |
| 7 | The listed powers of the God-King , assembled from among his worshippers , tended to be more flattering and less specific . |