Example sentences of "[to-vb] ourselves from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We tend to isolate ourselves from the rest of the natural world and yet we are very much a part of it . |
| 2 | But we wanted from the start to dissociate ourselves from the arrogant and ignorant belief that in some mysterious way English is superior to other languages , and that children who speak Bengali or Hindi at home should abandon these languages as soon as possible . |
| 3 | This would be a counterblast to the growing propaganda of the Left , not only in Oxford but outside — in fact , I suggested that it should be called Counterblast , with Wyndham Lewis 's ‘ puce monster ’ , Blast , in mind — but we were as anxious to dissociate ourselves from the Right . |
| 4 | ‘ We are confident we have done nothing wrong , but need to protect ourselves from the arbitrary and capricious actions of our adversaries . ’ |
| 5 | And while we 've struggled to keep ourselves from the fridge , we have wondered why we long so intensely for one food . |
| 6 | Indeed , many things we do are attempts to shield ourselves from the effects of fear . |