Example sentences of "to remove [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it becomes increasingly unacceptable for the man to remove himself to the predominantly adult male preserve of the pub , leaving wife and children at home , it becomes imperative for outlets to be found which can cater to the demands of the whole family . |
| 2 | By 17 October Mola 's troops were only 30 kilometres from Madrid , causing President Azaña to remove himself to the safety of Barcelona . |
| 3 | Or , if the Prince of Wales was to remove himself from the line of succession , that would be a grave matter . |
| 4 | He hastened to remove himself from the danger . |
| 5 | The second plaintiff to remove itself from the action was Thai Farmers Bank , of which the judge in the case commented : ‘ The other development is more disturbing in that from January 1983 the local manager of Thai Farmers Bank began to provide to other banks references for Berg which either misrepresented the true position of Berg 's accounts with Thai Farmers Bank or at the least concealed the true position without making it clear that there was highly relevant information about Berg which they were declining to give . |
| 6 | How dare she expect up-to-the-minute information when she had decided to remove herself from the scene ? |
| 7 | She was just about to investigate when a long , shuddering breath from the man at her feet reminded her that it might be as well to remove herself from the scene before the winded assailant recovered enough to take his revenge . |
| 8 | If Rainbow were left to her own devices , she would undoubtedly now choose to remove herself from the taxi altogether , and pace back and forth in the lay-by , enjoying the comparative peace of the rain and the fumes and the roar of the juggernauts until she could get the show back on the road once more . |
| 9 | To all whom this epistle shall come , Greetings — Whereas we have been credibly informed by our well-beloved subject the right honourable Lord Clovelly , of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk , and on behalf of our well-beloved subject Christopher Everard , Gentleman , that the said Christopher Everard hath lately discovered several Islands in the Hesperidean seas towards the continent of America , the one called Saint Thomas 's , alias Everhope ( though this be error ) , or in the native tongue Liamuiga , and another , as the savages of those parts name it , Oualie ; that we are further informed that these said Islands are possessed and inhabited only by the aforementioned savages and heathen people , and are not , nor at the time of the discovery were , in the possession or under the government of any Christian Prince , state or potentate , and thereupon the said Christopher Everard , being set forth and supplied on our shores for that purpose , made entry into the said Islands for and on behalf of our dear Father in heaven , and hath since with the consent and good liking of the natives made some beginning of a plantation and colony and likewise of an hopeful trade there , and hath caused divers of our subjects of this realm to remove themselves to the said Islands with purpose to proceed in so hopeful a work : KNOW THEREFORE that the said Lord Clovelly and Christopher Everard may be encouraged and the better enabled with the more ample maintenance and authority to effect the same , We do command the said Christopher Everard to be possessed of the said Islands and all our other loving subjects under him : And of our especial great and certain knowledge have given and granted unto the said Christopher Everard during our pleasure custody of the aforesaid Islands and of every creature , man , woman and child upon them together with full power and authority for us and in our name and as our Lieutenant to govern rule and order all . |
| 10 | LMS , appraisal systems and governing body involvements compound the demands of heads to remove themselves from the classrooms , and to dictate instructions down the line . |
| 11 | It must have seemed to them that Marian and Allen had perished in the flames and their own immediate concern was to remove themselves from the danger of the roof falling in on their heads and from the certain consequence that so conspicuous a fire in the night would be seen by the outlaws and would sooner or later bring them to the scene . |
| 12 | Children could have the right to remove themselves from the at risk register of an 11-year old girl wins her test case in the High Court . |
| 13 | The Government encouraged heating and ventilating and plumbing and electrical to remove themselves from the scope of the CITB . |