Example sentences of "drag [pron] away from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , wild horses could n't drag them away from the task in hand tonight , namely lowering the floor six feet with every beat . |
| 2 | Dragging him away from the house at Harlaching had been like drawing teeth , and on the drive to the airfield he had stopped the car to pick wild flowers , in the name of God ! |
| 3 | Duvall seized her by the hair , dragging her away from the wall . |
| 4 | Then — I do n't know how long we were there — they came and got me , dragged me away from the rest . |
| 5 | With a shout of pain he tore his hand free , the flesh ripping as he dragged himself away from the knife , leaving it embedded in the wood . |
| 6 | The barman dragged himself away from the knot of men deep in conversation about the price fetched by a piece of land across the road . |
| 7 | Seizing Araminta 's arm , Theda dragged her away from the door . |