Example sentences of "gaze [adv] from the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 With an effort she pulled her gaze away from the tall figure clad in blue trousers and black T-shirt .
2 At one level , Nizan accepts that contemporary readers are easily misled , seduced by their baser instincts , and would readily turn their gaze away from the bitter reality of the socio-political situation , preferring instead to read the escapist , polite literature manufactured by the bourgeoisie for their mystification .
3 Fran , unable to drag her gaze away from the little girl 's excited face , said : ‘ We got the final all-clear from the Pittsburgh Children 's Hospital yesterday .
4 He dragged his gaze away from the giant phallic symbol .
5 Merrill tore her gaze away from the hard planes of his face , polished by the lamplight , the mysterious , exciting shadows around his eyes .
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