Example sentences of "[pers pn] from far [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is possible to win two bouts if your opponent is disqualified for injuring you , but after the second win the referee will withdraw you from further competition for your own safety .
2 But even being able to articulate my needs was not sufficient to protect me from further abuse .
3 Scoring : A the end of the 50 experimental trials , all reaction times were crossed out the response sheet for incorrect answers , excluding them from further analysis .
4 Her confident reply dissuaded him from further questions along this line .
5 It has now been shown that Ramsay continued to develop and refine his style until an injury to his painting arm in March 1773 prevented him from further work .
6 One lady positively adored her little Chihuahua , Poco , for 15 years , but the time came when he was persistently ill and she knew that she had to save him from further suffering .
7 Nevertheless , he obtained a Commission in the Regular Army before the Great War of 1914 — 1918 , in which he was wounded by a sniper 's bullet through a lung , and would have died but for the fact that one of his men , having also been wounded , fell on top of ‘ Monty ’ and thereby , protected him from further sniper bullets until darkness permitted rescue to be made .
8 Interior Ministry troops , who had come under fire from rooftop snipers , later succeeded in throwing a cordon around the CP headquarters to protect it from further attack , but Moscow radio reports said that by the evening of Feb. 13 the violence had spread from the city centre to numerous locations in the suburbs , and that automatic gunfire could be heard .
9 ‘ You poor thing ! ’ exclaimed Deborah , and put her arm about the lamb 's body to keep it still and protect it from further damage .
10 It 's hoped the new sign will save it from further damage .
11 Billy was a tower of strength in Palace 's two years in the 1st Division , 1979–81 , missing only five of our 84 games there , and then his sturdy and dependable displays helped to keep us from further embarrassment after we had returned to Division Two , so that every Palace fan was sorry to see Billy opt to leave us for Portsmouth in the 1984 close season .
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