Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] from behind the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made some coffee , and went out on the balcony in her cotton housecoat , where she could see the sun rising from behind the dark hills , and the slopes slowly become bathed with light . |
| 2 | The seaman reappeared from behind the curtained off bunk section of the cabin . |
| 3 | I went past one as the sounds of the seven o'clock service grew from behind the gaping shutters . |
| 4 | For a second or two the moon escapes from behind the rushing clouds casting silvery shadows on the ruined abbey . |
| 5 | So I sat down on a chair that stood by the counter and looked around the shop while waiting for Mary to emerge from behind the colourful painted screen where she was trying things on . |
| 6 | But one or two MPs emerged from behind the public show of loyalty to warn that Mr Major has been given one last chance . |
| 7 | Music spilled from behind the closed doors as the moments passed . |
| 8 | A childish voice wafted from behind the thin curtain . |