Example sentences of "save [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Former French Open champion Walton goes into the third round of the £618,000 championship in second place , two strokes behind Swede Mats Lanner , and 36 good holes away from saving himself from the trip that no player wants to make . |
| 2 | And signing on and signing off … the goalie who 's saved himself from the dole queue |
| 3 | The very best news of the weekend was that Gloucester have saved themselves from relegation … it 'll be first division rugby at Kingsholm again next season thanks to a stirring 22 — 9 win at Bristol |
| 4 | For this means that ‘ the community perpetually retains a supreme power of saving themselves from … their legislators , whenever they shall be so foolish , or so wicked , as to lay and carry on designs against the[ir] liberties and properties ’ . |
| 5 | And the effect for Locke is this , and again I , I quote the legislative being only a fiduciary power , that is to say a power based on trust a fiduciary power to act for certain ends , there remains still in the people a supreme power to remove or alter the legislative when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust imposed in them and thus the community perpetually retains a supreme power of saving themselves from the attempts and designs of every body even if their legislators whenever they shall be so foolish or so wicked as to lay and carry on designs against the liberties and properties of the subject . |
| 6 | For all that it remains an object which can not move itself or save itself from destruction . |
| 7 | A company of porcupines crowded themselves together one cold winter 's day so as to profit from one another 's warmth and so save themselves from being frozen to death . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I suppose it was on the floor somewhere , in a pub where I was tryin' to sell some violets to save meself from real starvation . |
| 9 | ‘ He put his foot between the two bottom rungs of the ladder and then caught at the upright to save himself from staggering . |
| 10 | He only managed to save himself from falling into the sea by putting one foot on either side of the doorway . |
| 11 | The answer , we suggest , is that Wagner now represented precisely what Schopenhauer had been before : a lifeline to save himself from drowning in his professional specialization , as he went further and further out into it . |
| 12 | To save itself from being swamped in data , Visa dumps its records after only six months ’ ( The Economist , 18.9.93 : 120 ) . |
| 13 | Despite her determination to be happy , she still suffered from chaotic dreams , and quickly plunged into everyday activity to save herself from the terrors of her own mind . |
| 14 | Defries ducked , fell , threw out her arms to save herself from falling off the girder . |
| 15 | " Combining mystery with history " : this was a phrase I invented ( or perhaps inadvertently cribbed ) for the blurb of the first novel I wrote under the pseudonym of Evelyn Hervey , The Governess , a story in which Miss Harriet Unwin in her first post as a governess in 1870s London finds herself accused of murder and has to pinpoint the real killer to save herself from the Old Bailey . |
| 16 | Bobo ran to the back of her cage and Fifi had to scamper out of the way to save herself from being trampled , and then Bobo was storming back with a handful of straw and dung which she hurled at Donaldson before slamming herself into the bars and screaming loudly as they shook . |
| 17 | I can see that I 'm going to have to expel as many of you as possible as soon as possible to save myself from going round the bend . ’ |
| 18 | In the end , just to save myself from socking him one , I had to pretend I 'd been using the term ironically . |
| 19 | I supposed that I ought to have brought the Ghost down too , but the priority had been to save myself from what seemed like imminent electrocution . |
| 20 | Not to save myself from your anger , or my body from whatever punishment you may choose to inflict on it . |
| 21 | Their minds reeled , sickness churned as they struggled to save themselves from injury . |
| 22 | His early history was not revealed , but when he arrived at his new home he was hostile , aggressive , and even savage ; and people were forced to take to their own heels to save themselves from his ! |
| 23 | The Labour Party 's environment spokesman , Dr David Clark , described the government 's decision as ‘ a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment ’ . |
| 24 | Detailed police forensic work uncovered how the two young women — best friends on a holiday together — fought frantically to save themselves from slaughter . |
| 25 | They came out of the East End to save the charts from unrebellious tat and to save themselves from a life in and out of prison . |
| 26 | As the troubadour Pous de Capdeuil put it , " What more can kings desire than the right to save themselves from hell-fire by mighty deeds of arms ? " |
| 27 | Swindon Town 's run of success nearly came to a stop at Luton on Wednesday night … you must have heard that favourite football cliche about there never being an easy game … it was one of those for Town … they missed Glenn Hoddle 's influence and never settled against a Luton side that need the points just as badly to save themselves from relegation … |
| 28 | only two matches left of rugby union 's league season and Gloucester need to win at least one of them to save themselves from relegation … on saturday they went down to Orrell at Kingsholm … the score 8-13 |
| 29 | Compulsory Greek , we all agree , is indispensable for the upkeep of an empire ; but is compulsory Latin necessary to save oneself from an empire ? |
| 30 | The mummy tripped over his legs , and only saved himself from falling by grabbing one of the row of dangling blackjacks above the seats . |