Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see this condition coming upon me relentlessly from the first moment Dana cast his eyes upon me : he was another who knew how to use the power of the evil eye , almost casually , to enchant total strangers . |
| 2 | Coming from eighty throats , it swept with them down from the wooded foothills and made them sound like a flock of scavenging birds disturbed from their carcass . |
| 3 | The Linnets are desperate for a win which would drag them away from the lower reaches of the table , and Kettering 's record of only two points from their opening eight away games suggests a home win . |
| 4 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 5 | Staff members tried to keep them away from the soft-hearted President , consigning them to the Vice-president not because Bush was more callous , North explained , but because it was Reagan who had to make the policy decisions . |
| 6 | The hatchback also keeps them away from the big Volvos . |
| 7 | As Henry removed his coat and set his briefcase down , Maisie 's fingers , like demented spiders in a bath , ran this way and that , in any direction , it seemed , that might lead them away from the wistful logic of the melody . |
| 8 | I find it very depressing because it takes me away from the constructive side of the business and into being a sort of financial PR and being defensive . |
| 9 | God was there and there seemed no need to pray or sing hymns either to transport me away from the present reality or to ward off danger by attracting God 's attention . |
| 10 | How wrong of you to bring me away from the main road ! |
| 11 | Another thing that cut me off from the other kids was going to the grammar school — and having to wear a bright green blazer every day . |
| 12 | Although they are important , you should not let technicalities in presenting references divert you away from the crucial tasks of organising and writing your essay . |
| 13 | Eyuphuro , from the Macua word meaning whirlwind , is an apt name for a band which whirls you away from the all-too-prevalent perception of Mozambique as a place of war , famine and refugees , to the image of a young and dynamic society . |
| 14 | Eyuphuro , from the Macua word meaning whirlwind , is an apt name for a band which whirls you away from the all-too-prevalent perception of Mozambique as a place of war , famine and refugees , to the image of a young and dynamic society . |
| 15 | You would probably both benefit in the long term by coming to such a compromise as interests and contacts from outside can save you both from the trapped feeling that a dependent relationship can bring about . |
| 16 | When it 's asked , when it says I tell you mainly from the eastern parts and western parts , well we 're from the western parts are n't we ? |
| 17 | Great support for you today from the local Bicester people ? |
| 18 | There were also a great many red squirrels in the forest , delicate little creatures with tufted ears who looked at them fearlessly from the high branches . |
| 19 | The AIB investigators were somewhat baffled as to the cause of the accident until the RAF pathologist rang them up from the local mortuary . |
| 20 | The pain steadily increased in force , blotting out the fires on the hill above the melon beds , increasing the darkness until they could make out nothing in the compound below , and driving them back from the streaming verandah . |
| 21 | In this case the simplest solution is to copy them back from the original installation disks — see Copying QBasic . |
| 22 | Although , as we saw for Pakistanis in Rochdale , the culture of immigrants may separate them out from the white community , the children of immigrants will gradually become assimilated into white society , into the wider working class and some , by upward mobility , into the middle classes . |
| 23 | When he had dumped their two canvas bags on the ground , he reached up again to help her down from the high train . |
| 24 | Drag him away from the actual |
| 25 | I kept him away from the old man . |
| 26 | She had not killed him , she was leading him away from the open mouth of the cave and towards the distant city . |
| 27 | He grappled with Slatter , tearing him away from the motionless body . |
| 28 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |
| 29 | He hoped the Frenchmen would be content to drive him away from the high road rather than pursue and capture him , but as he quickened the mare 's pace , so the Frenchman spurred their own horses . |
| 30 | As they dragged her away from the flaming Audi , she had turned and seen Adam lying on the road , shielding himself . |