Example sentences of "[to-vb] her from the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a comment on Eve 's lofty nature she notes that the serpent ‘ did not try to tempt her from the path of duty by brilliant jewels , rich dresses , worldly luxuries or pleasures , but with the promise of knowledge … and he found in the woman that intense thirst for knowledge that the simple pleasures of picking flowers and talking with Adam did not satisfy ’ . |
| 2 | He and his sister stood on either side of the bed , bending over her as if to protect her from the perils of the night with their own flesh and bone . |
| 3 | Nor that the reason she had sent Maggie to an all-girls ' school was not to protect her from evil-minded youths , but to protect her from the sort of teaching that she seemed to be getting . |
| 4 | He would also fight tooth and nail to keep her from the likes of Tommy Allen . |
| 5 | In the hypothetical case of his son and daughter Gandhi would consider that he was acting out of moral considerations in taking his son 's life in order to save him from unnecessary suffering , and his daughter 's life in order to save her from the threat of violation . |
| 6 | It made him turn to face her from the bottom of the steps . |
| 7 | Successfully , for the whirlybird changed direction , heading straight for them , and Travis backed off , returning to the hut in time to shield her from the cloud of sand the machine whipped up as it landed . |
| 8 | Because perhaps — just perhaps — he was the one who 'd come to rescue her from the clutches of Spiderglass . |
| 9 | The woman 's blurred reflection appeared to haunt her from the centre of the glass . |