Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] [pron] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | They saw the fascist stewards as the Nazi storm troopers trampling upon liberty and were quick to dissociate themselves from the image which the BUF had gained . |
| 2 | It was often assumed that the ‘ natives ’ were unable to protect themselves from dangerous animals , thus justifying the intervention of the white man with his rifle . |
| 3 | Thank you for the silk , glad you were able to wrest it from the Governor before he set off to Lepcis Magna with it . |
| 4 | They were able to rescue him from the slurry within 15 minutes . |
| 5 | It was in good condition , its shape and window arrangement made the formation of a central light-well unnecessary , and the city council were keen to prevent it from falling into long-term disuse . |
| 6 | She says that the owner could have contacted the shelter if he did n't want the puppies — it was cruel to part them from their mother at such an early age . |
| 7 | As to whether change is necessary or not one can not help pay some regard of that phenomenon of the post war world , Japan : If time travel was a fact and it was possible to transport someone from the middle of the social scale of Victorian Britain to the present time , he would think a revolution had taken place ; but the basic ground rules of social life and commerce would shortly become comprehensible to him . |
| 8 | Rose , with the same tact as she had brought them to the house , was careful to absent herself from these occasions as much as possible . |
| 9 | Fortunately for the young refugees , there was much to divert them from the risk they were taking . |
| 10 | Her head was spinning , filled with so many thoughts that it was impossible to sort one from another . |
| 11 | Equally , it was impossible to hide anything from him . |
| 12 | It was impossible to tell which from his expressionless gaze . |
| 13 | After all , closeted anonymously in the Iranian Embassy on avenue d'léna , it was easy to distance himself from events beyond its railings . |
| 14 | The waxworks were arranged in groups beyond a rope , which was supposed to separate them from their admirers . |
| 15 | She pleaded with Andrew to curtail their power , but her easy-going husband was unable to prevent them from stabbing his wife in the back . |
| 16 | This seems to be true in spite of the fact that Spinoza was very much of a generation which was concerned to dissociate itself from the Greek inheritance , and indeed he represents something of a fresh injection of Jewish moral feeling into the main Christian current of Western thought . |
| 17 | At one stage it was thought that the old lady would be written off , but luckily it was not to be and the following year I was able to take her from Buckie with a new lease of life . |
| 18 | She was the one sister who was sympathetic to him ; that is , when he was able to detach her from the others . |
| 19 | The mention of Devenish should unsettle the man , but it was vital to prevent him from thinking too hard . |
| 20 | He argued that rational people drawing up a just social contract would only be willing to grant governments the power to punish to the extent that was necessary to protect themselves from the crimes of others . |
| 21 | The then Minister for Home Affairs , Buta Singh , defended the extension against protests from opposition members saying that it was necessary to proceed with the panchayat ( local council ) system as a prelude to assembly elections in the state , and that the continued detention of some Sikh leaders was necessary to prevent them from causing further trouble in the region . |
| 22 | In the document which outlines this progress , and elsewhere , the CDP was anxious to distance itself from other institutions in the public sector . |
| 23 | At his trial at the end of January 1990 , Postelnicu blubbed out his guilt in connection with the shootings in Timişoara and the incineration of the forty victims there , but he was anxious to defend himself from charges of cupidity . |
| 24 | It seemed that Jason was keen to distance himself from the increasing danger of being known as the future Mr Minogue . |
| 25 | In the crowds were to be found most kinds of urban and industrial workers but hardly ever farm labourers ; in many cases they were shielded from the market by receiving part of their wages in kind , and in general the authority structure of the countryside was sufficient to deter them from rioting . |