Example sentences of "[pron] distance himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robbe-Grillet 's insistence upon the essentially ludic dimension of all of his fiction ( and cinema ) was also a means of escaping what might be termed the prison-house of reflexivity ; it was not uncommon to find him distancing himself from Ricardou , even during the conference devoted to his work in 1975 , at which he claimed that even his supposedly ‘ theoretical ’ utterances over the years should be construed as attempts to maintain plurality and mobility . |
| 2 | The reader may interpret the " flock " metaphorically , but by doing so he distances himself from the character . |
| 3 | His ideal was ‘ the complete sympathy of complete detachment ’ , but in practice he distanced himself from his subjects and stressed his severity over the underlying sympathy . |
| 4 | Although he distanced himself from this view prior to the election , he campaigned strongly on the promise to " return safe and clean streets " . |
| 5 | One , the unforgettable ‘ incantation ’ , the ‘ melody ’ and ‘ tune ’ of the services — things which were deeply rooted in his soul , and would reappear with striking force through his music and songs ; and two , his distancing himself from its strictly religious aspects . |