Example sentences of "[pn reflx] from [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is increasing conflict between the church and state funding and we need to free ourselves from wingeing about the cuts . |
| 2 | Albert was the first to know the Mr Gregory had lost his seat but had to restrain himself from swinging from the Assembly Rooms chandeliers in celebration . |
| 3 | He went to get up but his legs were numb from kneeling and he had to put his hand out to stop himself from tumbling into the water far below . |
| 4 | Then he slipped , and caught at the grass to stop himself from going to the bottom . |
| 5 | He only managed to save himself from falling into the sea by putting one foot on either side of the doorway . |
| 6 | The person who is terrified of storms , while restraining him or herself from hiding in the hall cupboard , will still give off an aura of anxiety to a child who will then come automatically to associate fear with the sound of thunder . |
| 7 | It was then Ruth was filled with such an anger that she had to crush tight her fists to stop herself from flying up the steps to beat at Fernando 's chest . |
| 8 | Defries ducked , fell , threw out her arms to save herself from falling off the girder . |
| 9 | They finally left , with Consuelo unable to stop herself from running to the door when she heard the sound of a big , powerful expensive engine being started . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | The lack of security of employment makes flexible working a kind of half-way house , and this half-way house contains a number of workers struggling to keep themselves from dropping into the abyss of the underclass . |