Example sentences of "separate [noun] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Of these , commencing its odyssey some time after Peter 's death , and with the participation of the Academy of Sciences , the most famous was the Second Kamchatka , or ‘ Great Northern ’ expedition , led by the Danish seaman , Vitus Bering , who was to lend his name to the narrow straits separating Siberia from the American continent at the northern extremity of the Pacific Ocean .
2 He patted the bulkhead affectionately , then gave all his attention to manoeuvring the Angharad out of Lee Haven and into the fast-flowing sound which separated Gullholm from the Welsh coast .
3 In the museum right now , both physical and intellectual distances separate objects of the same period , style and culture .
4 After an official reception at the Embassy they were hurriedly whisked to separate suites at the luxurious Hyatt Hotel .
5 Moreover , greater efficiencies in communication can make it relatively easier to control subcontractors and to separate parts of the vertical chain of supply into more bite-sized pieces .
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