Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [pron] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Communists were busily isolating themselves from the labour movement ; the Independent Labour Party was about to do the same . |
| 2 | They were out to get me from the start . |
| 3 | In adopting this chic mode of expression , the nouveau riche was effectively distinguishing itself from the traditional middle classes while at the same time flaunting the fact that it had connoisseurship and taste . |
| 4 | It was all to save me from the Fiery Pit . |
| 5 | When he was satisfied no fresh threat was about to manifest itself from the darkness , he moved off back the way he had come , retracing his steps until he reached the shallow stream he had leapt a short time before . |
| 6 | Seconds later , when the Plymouth came screaming around the bend , Manville was safely observing it from the inside of a record store window . |
| 7 | She was definitely distancing herself from the older woman . |