Example sentences of "[noun prp] rise from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millie rose from the stool and , looking at her prospective and harassed mistress , she said , ‘ Oh , it 's all right . |
| 2 | When Grace Farrier rose from the table , the men rose with her , and when , a few minutes later , she entered the drawing room she sat down with a sigh , for she was wondering how long Aunt Nessy 's stay would be this time . |
| 3 | She waved a dismissive hand and Theda rose from the bed with alacrity . |
| 4 | Harold rose from the chair and walked restlessly about the room . |
| 5 | Piper rose from the MultiCray inputting terminal . |
| 6 | The pale Atlantic rises from the sill , |
| 7 | Of a sudden Aggie rose from the table and left the room , and the smile slid slowly from Millie 's face and she looked at the funny young man , as she thought of him , and said , ‘ Is she vexed ? ’ |
| 8 | Aggie rose from the chair and went into the scullery , and Ben , reaching along the table , covered Millie 's hand with his own , and she turned and gazed at him . |
| 9 | as by Terracina rose from the sea Zephyr behind her |
| 10 | Jessie rose from the table now , but she did n't move away from it , she leant her hands on the edge of it and , bending towards Agnes and in a mere whisper now , she said , ‘ Father 's got to understand that I have a life of my own ; I 'm not a china doll to be babied . ’ |
| 11 | When he was certain it was out of range , Adam rose from the trench and made his way towards the hangars , alert to any further helicopters being readied . |
| 12 | Slowly , Emily rose from the chair where she had seen her father seated many times , not knowing the problems he faced or understanding how troubled he was . |
| 13 | Ellen Jebeau rose from the table , and they made the gesture of rising too . |
| 14 | Mrs Sweet rose from the sofa . |
| 15 | She stood there and stared at herself , seeing herself from that unexpected angle , as though she were another person , as though she were a dim white and blue statue on a tall pillar , a wet statue , a statue in water , a Venus rising from the sea , with veined white marble globes for breasts . |
| 16 | Michael White of the Guardian likened Amaranth to Venus rising from the foam , Bruce Anderson to the spirit of enterprise , while Lord Wyatt of Weeford , who had been sent to Brighton for the Telegraph , wrote that he had been ‘ captivated ’ by a performance which by its daring and originality had brought an otherwise dull Tory conference startlingly to life . |
| 17 | At one point , Joan rose from the table and went to the ladies ' room . |
| 18 | Stratton rose from the bed and walked to the bathroom . |
| 19 | Goodenache rose from the bed and went to the window . |
| 20 | ‘ Strange ’ — Agnes rose from the bed — ‘ we 're both of the same mind . |
| 21 | Charlie rose from the chair and shook her hand vigorously to confirm that his first deal was closed . |
| 22 | Azmaveth rose from the bed and crossed to a chest of drawers . |
| 23 | Zeinab rose from the table in a fury and flounced out . |
| 24 | When Tamar rose from the table , she remarked , ‘ I shall go out for a ride , Mama . ’ |
| 25 | Rachel rose from the bed and took up the tray from the bed-side table . |