Example sentences of "[noun sg] from behind " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surprisingly , there was also an occasional rattle from behind the fascia , and a subdued whine from the final drive . |
| 2 | ‘ Hector , be quiet ! ’ came a croaked command from behind the dog , and a veined hand reached for his scruff and tugged him back . |
| 3 | Thus extending the Kantian insight beyond political morality to morality as a whole explains the elimination of moral beliefs and ideals of the good from behind the veil of ignorance . |
| 4 | The man leans forward , grasps the paper as if to take a closer look at it , and removes the small white packet of cocaine from behind my thumb . |
| 5 | A chink of light from behind the thick curtain told him that it was morning , and the prospect brought with it a deep sense of foreboding . |
| 6 | Rock Gospel vibrated through us all , the light from behind the altar silhouetting the blackness of the men 's skins . |
| 7 | The first of the three lamps is referred to as the backlight , and its function is to provide a rim of light from behind the subject in order to separate it from the background . |
| 8 | ‘ And the other would go red the light from behind me — er , or is it below me ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I did , ’ she said , taking the fag from behind her ear and putting it in her mouth . |
| 10 | The happy landowner can then stand at the window smoking a pipe and wave cheerily at the unwelcome hill-walkers , secure in the knowledge that in a few minutes they will be heading back to the car , steam gently rising from them as they blink in distress from behind grisly face-masks of dung . |
| 11 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 12 | July 2nd is the date for the best Barn Dance that ever swung into range from behind bales of hay . |
| 13 | ‘ Mrs Kettering , for instance … ’ she asked after Fosdyke had called the pale and sullen-looking girl wearing glasses and a blue overall from behind the zinc-covered bar to bring vino bianco to the Signora , plus ancora malt whisky con acqua . |
| 14 | What a view , the squally shower had cleared and the whole of the dale was shot across with beams of sun from behind a strange thunderous purple cloud . |
| 15 | There was a laugh from behind her . |
| 16 | the man said , lifting the card machine from behind the counter and slamming it down on the top . |
| 17 | By taking this lift and jamming it ( remove blue circuit from behind panel ) just after the third floor , there is a good photo opportunity with a glimpse of the cheeky little pink cantilever stand . |
| 18 | ‘ Hot , ent it ? ’ said a tiny old lady from behind the counter . |
| 19 | Folly grabbed a pillow from behind her and threw it at Luke , then saw his face change with sudden desire as the sheet slipped down to expose her breasts . |
| 20 | So ‘ Stated ’ has time to ooze menace from behind a barbed wire fence of a beat and the naggingly familiar sample that punctuates ‘ Imply The Calm ’ is allowed to weave its hypnotic spell . |
| 21 | The owner 's wife looked nervously out at the throng from behind her lace curtains . |
| 22 | Their conversation was interrupted by the familiar sound of a girl 's badly-acted laughter from behind the bead curtain which led to the interior of the brothel , punctuated by the growling of a man who is under the illusion that he is cock of the dunghill . |
| 23 | They disappeared from sight , and I was about to advance into another part of the gallery from behind some screens when I stopped dead : Dana was there , alone , right in front of me . |
| 24 | B. In the Vale of York the melting of the ice front was equal to the slow forward movement of the ice from behind the front , for a period of many centuries . |
| 25 | Wordlessly , she drew the twenty-sixth-century weapon from behind her back , and handed it over . |
| 26 | Suddenly he pushed the skinny man to the ground and started to kick him , but , as he did so , there came a roar and a rumbling from behind us . |
| 27 | Fig 93 Taking a transit from behind the start boat . |
| 28 | I wondered if she 'd moved on to another place in the forest without saying anything , but when I stood perfectly still , I could hear the rhythmic scratching of her karaso from behind some trees , and the occasional tearing sound when she accidentally caught it in the undergrowth . |
| 29 | ‘ Slade Alive ’ , what a brilliant album ! ’ gleams Gordon as he digs in early-'70s ' vinyl from behind a mound of Elvis ashtrays . |
| 30 | ‘ Slade Alive ’ , what a brilliant album ! ’ gleams Gordon as he digs in early-'70s ' vinyl from behind a mound of Elvis ashtrays . |