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Example sentences of "[adv] from [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Marie felt the conversation drifting away from what should concern them most .
2	Perhaps the time spent away from him would help her regain some control over the wild emotions roiling inside her .
3	That ingrained courage , the belief that he must continue to fight on — the ability to fool himself into thinking that he could fight on — was all that was left to Tubby , and Colonel Windsor realised that to take it away from him could precipitate the final breakdown .
4	But I 've found that a few years away from something can make you realise just how much you want it — need it . ’
5	In the case of light , therefore , this means that stars moving away from us will have their spectra shifted toward the red end of the spectrum ( red-shifted ) and those moving toward us will have their spectra blue-shifted .
6	It was clear , too , that Kanhai , who had taken over the leadership from Sobers , was coming to the end of his career and that whoever took over from him would have the opportunity for an extended run in the job if he were successful .
7	On teaching practice the students operated quite differently from what would have happened under the old system .
8	They 'd come from the other way from er Snade Lane not Broad Lane , they 'd come up from they 'd come farther round , round and come in th in round the back sort of thing and we we 'd got no headquarters any more .
9	This means that even in old age , we are able to recover at least partially from what might look like an incurable condition .
10	You know I 've got my tickets then from I 'll have to go .
11	There was no sound in the house , apart from what might have been the twittering of a caged bird coming from one of the closed doors on the ground floor .
12	Apart from what might constitute these culinary delights it has not gone unremarked that karate and bonsai are both parts of the culture of Japan .