Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ran for her life , never seeing the figure detach itself from the wall , as she did in that far off childhood nightmare . |
| 2 | Kaye made the gorgeous patchwork bedspread herself from oddments of Liberty and Thai silk . |
| 3 | He could see a figure within the Lift detach itself from the group and glance quickly in his direction . |
| 4 | Even before 1985 , Pacepa 's defection and still more the growing criticism of Ceauşescu 's human rights record in Congress made the United States government distance itself from him . |
| 5 | In 1928–29 he was an ideal supplier of chances for Len Griffiths and Harry Havelock , while also providing 10 League goals himself from 16 appearances ( including a hat-trick at Brighton just before Christmas ) and helping the Palace to their best run in the FA Cup for years . |
| 6 | This released a cocktail of dust and chemicals into the atmosphere , destroying the nitrous oxides which under normal conditions help protect the ozone layer itself from destruction . |
| 7 | He had just time to form them up and move a little way forward himself from their hiding-place , to where he could see the ford and its approaches on either side , when the first fleeing riders came pounding down , splashing over and racing on . |