Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elvis had then travelled forwards in time , locating each potential mother of the Anti-Christ and wooed her away from the Satanic father to be . |
| 2 | She began to take a different route so that she approached her home from the other end of Magdalen Street and avoided a meeting with John . |
| 3 | A firm hand caught hold of her left arm , drew it away from the female curve of her body . |
| 4 | The Livre des Coutumes of Bordeaux contains a note that ‘ [ In 1259 ] king Henry did homage for Bordeaux , Bayonne and all the land of Gascony [ Gasconha ] which was [ then ] free allod [ franc en alo ] to Louis , king of France … but let it be known that this Gascony was the most free allod that the king of England had , before … king Henry received it back from the French king in homage ’ . |
| 5 | With her mind muzzy from sleep and cold , instinct alone turned her away from the Welsh Back . |
| 6 | Like other elements of the left-wing movement , however , activists in this sphere were subjected to extensive government oppression , which prevented almost all activity until 1918 and hampered it severely from the late 1920s . |
| 7 | She immediately opened it again from the other side . |
| 8 | We heard it yesterday from the hon. Member for Dagenham , who referred to the community charge register as a threat to civil rights . |
| 9 | The AIB investigators were somewhat baffled as to the cause of the accident until the RAF pathologist rang them up from the local mortuary . |
| 10 | He pulled her away from the driving jet of water . |
| 11 | Something in their need of her pulled her back from the seductive slide into oblivion . |
| 12 | I loved it right from the off . ’ |
| 13 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 14 | It was the Lord Ba'al 's love for the virgin Anat that brought him back from the dead , in response to her tears . |
| 15 | The way she brought him back from the dead , what can you say ? |
| 16 | I kept him away from the old man . |
| 17 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |
| 18 | She stroked its neck , led it away from the interested crowd and over to the grass . |
| 19 | She read it out from the printed page . |
| 20 | Nina took her hand again , and tugged her away from the open door . |
| 21 | As they dragged her away from the flaming Audi , she had turned and seen Adam lying on the road , shielding himself . |
| 22 | Despite his appearance , the erstwhile executioner treated the princes with a rough kindliness that set him apart from the other attendants — taking it upon himself to ensure that the food was to their liking and the fire well-tended . |
| 23 | There was something about him that set him apart from the other men in the room . |
| 24 | He had changed physically but the movement of his body down the carriage for coffee still had that freedom that set him apart from the suited composure of the brief case brigade that filled the train . |
| 25 | It was her air of nervous tension that set her apart from the other passengers as she jumped from the train at Stowbridge , searching the platform with a fraught expression that only partially lifted when she caught sight of Melissa . |