Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] from [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He must have touched ye , he stole Rab 's watch from off his wrist . ’ |
| 2 | This was John Redford , vicar-choral and master of the choristers of St. Paul 's Cathedral from at least as early as 1534 ( when he signed the loyal declaration denying papal authority over the Church in England ) till his death in 1547 , playwright and poet . |
| 3 | And Jimmy had grabbed up a nearby typist 's chair from behind the screen and raised it with both hands like some huge club , ready to smash it across Duvall 's face . |
| 4 | Rutherford sensed Erlich 's impatience from across the room . |
| 5 | These firms aggregate demand and buy from a handful of gas producers , which supply nearly half of Europe 's gas from beyond mainland Europe , and will supply much more soon . |
| 6 | Piers 's voice from beside her was soft . |
| 7 | ‘ Come in , ’ called a lady 's voice from behind a door . |
| 8 | Then Mrs Carver 's voice from behind him cried , ‘ Out of me way ! lad , ’ and he sprang aside to let her enter the scullery with a tray of dirty cups and saucers . |
| 9 | While she spoke , she remembered Maxie 's grumble from behind his newspaper , the last time he had been home , when she had told him to do the leaves . |
| 10 | He swept Dalziel 's glass from under his nose and set off to the bar at the quick march . |
| 11 | Had Robinson 's throw from mid-on hit the stumps , there would have been no need to call on third umpire Chris Balderstone and TV replays for a verdict . |
| 12 | So , expecting to be whisked off to some faraway hot spot for a mild spell of brainwashing , we duly prepared to bring you next week 's Unigram from under the shade of a palm tree on a secluded sandy beach — or at least somewhere nicer than four storeys above the Charing Cross Road in rainy central London . |
| 13 | Her name , ’ he picked up the Brigadier 's report from beside the telephone , ‘ is Katrine , Katrine … |
| 14 | The purpose of this policy was twofold : to offer new and larger horizons to the French people and to the army , so as to divert attention from Algeria ; and to safeguard France 's position from outside encroachment until such time as more favourable military and international conditions ( an end to the Algerian war and the development of a French atomic arsenal ) gave him the opportunity to unveil his long-term strategy . |
| 15 | In the last minute , Bernie Gallacher , the Villa full-back , denied Wolves the chance of extra time when he headed Shane Westley 's header from under the bar . |