Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] [pers pn] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Quite possibly he wants to shield us from the fact |
2 | As we saw earlier , the extreme emotions of the horse are quite clear as they involve the whole horse ; but the same emotions in a more moderate form , or of lesser intensity , like apprehension or annoyance , will reveal themselves differently in different horses ; and the horse owner really has to learn them from the movement , gestures , and noises that the horse makes , and the context in which they are made . |
3 | Their vestigial hands grope around them as their blind , closed-eyed faces press forwards against a thin film of ectoplasm which seems to shield them from the outside . |
4 | The supposedly technical and neutral nature of the ‘ autonomous ’ model of literacy which they employ appears to absolve them from the charge that they are making ideological claims about cultural difference . |
5 | God means to free us from the bondage to the self-centredness and self-vindication which marked us in the old days , and has equipped us with the Spirit of the Messiah to set us free to serve him unselfconsciously , effectively and joyfully . |
6 | when he tries to rescue her from the fire . |