Example sentences of "detached himself from " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she drew closer , a burly , red-faced police sergeant detached himself from the crowd and moved towards her , notebook in hand . |
| 2 | Irish Tom detached himself from the group of workmen and swaggered , grinning , along the corridor . |
| 3 | After a few minutes one of the men detached himself from the group and walked after Fred at a smart pace . |
| 4 | Cunningham detached himself from the British game negotiating a £1 million transfer to Real Madrid in 1979 , the same year in which Maurice Hope of Antigua emulated Dixon , Turpin , Bassey and Conteh by winning a world boxing title . |
| 5 | When Manfro detached himself from the other men and came to walk by her side , Topaz glared at him . |
| 6 | Though the latter was at this time a much celebrated amateur artist he was surprised , on arriving , when Minton detached himself from the crowd he was talking with in order to cross the room and greet Cornish by name . |
| 7 | Jotan detached himself from an alcove beside the main door . |
| 8 | Lucenzo detached himself from the crowd and ran up the stairs two at a time , seeing that she 'd frozen . |
| 9 | Finally Alain detached himself from Claudine 's clinging hands and turned to the house , collecting Jenna with a very hard hand on her arm . |
| 10 | Wynne-Jones detached himself from the supporting arm and came over to Tallis . |
| 11 | Edward was hobbling to a Humber and the little man detached himself from it and came to him . |