Example sentences of "he [verb] [indef pn] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what so i it does he think something from the ga cos it keep coming on and off ? |
| 2 | I was just about to offer him my pen when he produced one from his carrier bag : a grotty looking biro with a chewed end . |
| 3 | ‘ She says he met someone from the convent on the night that Lady Eleanor died , and that Father Reynard did go to Godstowe but then disappeared until the next morning . ’ |
| 4 | He hummed something from a Beethoven cello sonata . |
| 5 | With a pinch of ingenuity , he built one from Thermolite blocks rendered with cement and sand . |
| 6 | But because he accepts something from the philosophers ' view , a view which leads to scepticism , he himself runs the risk of it . |
| 7 | I ask Mr Jackson if he wants anything from the shop — you know , like fags or a newspaper or summat , but he says he do n't . |
| 8 | His favourite radio show was Ryuichi Sakamoto 's — ‘ He played everything from Indian music to Erik Satie ’ — so he sent Sakamoto a tape , who broadcast it twice , and ‘ we became a good relationship ’ . |
| 9 | He blames everyone from John Major down . |
| 10 | He borrowed nothing from it or any other local text , but introduced a new routine of life almost exclusively dependent on the latest developments at Cluny . |
| 11 | He hid nothing from me . |
| 12 | Then he took something from his pocket and put it on the table . |
| 13 | He took something from his pocket and thrust it into Robyn 's hands . |
| 14 | Every nerve in her body was taut , stretched to breaking-point ; gently he took something from her hair , holding up a small twig for her to see . |
| 15 | She lifted a cup and saucer in each hand , and he took one from her . |
| 16 | He took one from the cupboard in the sick bay . |
| 17 | He took one from an armchair and put it behind her back . |
| 18 | He hopes nobody from the Poll Tax group sees him . |
| 19 | The king was fortunate : he had plenty from whom to choose , and he could afford to take only the best into his service . |
| 20 | Speelman with the white pieces has often been accused of having a rather wimpish opening repertoire , and on this occasion he gained nothing from the advantage of the first move . |
| 21 | Then he pushed everything from his mind as she touched him between his legs . |
| 22 | If he resembles anyone from the less-than-hallowed history of TV light entertainment , it 's Dick Emery , with his gaggle of thumb-nail stereotypes and music hall turns . |
| 23 | Nor would he learn anything from the journal unless Meg gave him the key to it ; for the cypher was a special one , transforming itself constantly page by page as the journal progressed . |