Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adv] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He grappled with Slatter , tearing him away from the motionless body . |
| 2 | My right hon. Friend has shown the utmost skill and stamina over the past two days in keeping us away from the dangerous path towards the centralised Europe that none of us who are good Europeans want to see . |
| 3 | She had not killed him , she was leading him away from the open mouth of the cave and towards the distant city . |
| 4 | Federalists are worried that new members will dilute the EC , turning it away from the grandiose schemes of political union and towards the modest goal of free trade . |
| 5 | Then he heard her , calling him softly from the far side of the pagoda . |
| 6 | It seems to me that however attractive this addendum is , it 's taking us away from the real issue which is about the baptism one which the bishop er also kind of brought up er and which we 've been exercising ourselves over . |
| 7 | He was standing aloof , black-haired , broad-shouldered and narrow-hipped , taller than the average Italian , an air of contained , but absolute authority setting him apart from the noisy , gesticulating mob . |