Example sentences of "[noun sg] to separate [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually he established the right to separate them from the land , to buy and sell serfs like cattle . |
| 2 | No front garden , just two feet of concrete between the house and the pavement , with a little wall to separate us from the road . |
| 3 | When it comes to the end of that subordinate clause , you need a comma to separate it from the main clause , which is then going to follow . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Two pieces of matter that are close to each other have less energy than the same two pieces a long way apart , because you have to expend energy to separate them against the gravitational force that is pulling them together . |