Example sentences of "[verb] us from [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ One of the other Assistant Solicitors in the department also joined us from private practice ; another came from the Bar . ] |
| 2 | He added : ‘ I think it is marvellous he kept on supporting us from inside prison . ’ |
| 3 | If , for many years , tears have been frozen in order to protect us from intense pain , the process of thawing out may require great delicacy and sensitivity . |
| 4 | But in the Lawrence passage , there is no such intermediary to deflect us from direct participation in the fictional world . |
| 5 | And there 's , towards the end of the first chapter there 's a bit all about erm erm er temptation and deliver us from evil kind of thing which is obviously rather from the , from the Lord 's Prayer and yet it 's , rather explained rather nicely and it , it 's a lovely , lovely book ! |
| 6 | ‘ I am to be questioned and interfered with and hounded , not to be left , doing a job of work the way I choose , a necessary job , a job our sister has made tediously inevitable , a job the result of which may save us from potential disgrace , even if we can not go so far as to expect it to improve our situation out of all recognition . |
| 7 | Suppose , however , that we resisted Wittgenstein 's attempt to push us from weak-kneed scepticism to solipsism ; we find the relevant argument ( see 5.4 ) unconvincing , perhaps . |
| 8 | Whibley 's effectiveness can be measured by the fact that he retained his position on the Palace flank while assisting us from Southern League also-rans to 3rd Division champions , and to a dignified place in Division Two . |