Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] at [art] distance " in BNC.
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| 1 | They want management to trust them at a distance . |
| 2 | She felt she had learned nothing about him as a man , that in some secret way he was keeping her at a distance . |
| 3 | He 'd laughed at her , teased her , and succeeded in keeping her at a distance . |
| 4 | What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise . |
| 5 | Tero followed them at a distance , watching her new friend with sorrowful anxious eyes . |
| 6 | No ulterior motive lurks behind it , but it keeps you at a distance . |
| 7 | He fended her off simply by the expedient of grasping her wrists , holding her at a distance so that she could n't even contrive to kick his shins . |
| 8 | Luckily Billy saw Harriet leave , carrying the second of the cubs , and followed her at a distance . |
| 9 | For a long time , I adored him at a distance and could n't believe my luck when he started showing an interest in me . ’ |
| 10 | When we moved from Freiberg , Rebecca followed us at a distance . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ How long are you going to keep me at a distance ? ’ he rasped . |
| 13 | I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’ |
| 14 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 15 | And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance . |
| 16 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 17 | And he 'll use that to keep us at a distance . |
| 18 | Keep him at a distance — for your own sake . ’ |