Example sentences of "[verb] herself [adv] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass . |
| 2 | After delivering 10-year-old William and eight-year-old Harry to Charles on Wednesday night , the princess chose to hide herself away from the world at her family home of Althorp , ready for her worst Christmas ever . |
| 3 | Mandy managed to pull herself away from the glasses long enough to roll green eyes at her cousin and wrinkle her freckled nose . |
| 4 | Is it possible , ’ wondered the earl , appealing deferentially to Prior Robert 's more profound instruction in things holy , ‘ that for some beneficent purpose of her own she may have transferred herself miraculously from the place where she was laid ? |
| 5 | This was the only time she allowed herself away from the business of the shop or the house above it . |
| 6 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 7 | Unless a mother divorces herself completely from the essential tasks of child care , handing over her baby to others , her role will keep her in touch with the most basic elements of life ! |
| 8 | She swung herself lightly from the jeep and walked slowly alongside the pool . |
| 9 | Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood . |
| 10 | She eased herself slowly from the bed . |
| 11 | She eased herself away from the rail . |
| 12 | ‘ No , Father , ’ Ellie replied , trying to manoeuvre herself away from the smell of stale whisky and nicotine . |
| 13 | She was an anchoress , one of the many recluses of the period who shut herself away from the world to pray in solitude : we can still see the foundations of her anchorage next to the church which is now called St Julian 's in Norwich . |
| 14 | Then the ship tore herself away from the reef , back broken , thirty feet of bow section diving free . |
| 15 | She unfolded herself carefully from the prickly bushes and rose to her feet . |
| 16 | Easing the damp khaki cotton of her culotte suit away from her perspiring skin , she drained the glass of juice and dragged herself away from the mesmerising sight of the turquoise water and army of waving coconut palms . |
| 17 | She touched the floor , and pushed herself away from the table . |