Example sentences of "to distance [pn reflx] from it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , it remains something of a puzzle that , when this movement did flourish during the 1920s and 1930s , Pound went out of his way to distance himself from it . |
| 2 | When it was published she made no attempt to distance herself from it . |
| 3 | She tried to distance herself from it all , as Papa had once said that the Indians did , but it was useless ; he hurt her too much , and , what was worse , took pleasure in her pain … |
| 4 | Reader manipulation is another recurring feature that in some ways is obvious looking at how the book is written but as you 're reading the book you 're practically living in it and when you finish it 's almost as if a piece of your daily routine is missing and because it is an integral part of your life it is hard to distance yourself from it and analyse it . |
| 5 | Having said that , the hon. and learned Member for Burton makes a good point : it would offend against the views of ordinary persons and would be a crying sense of injustice if people who were not party to the aggravated crime and who had sought to distance themselves from it were found guilty because the balance of probabilities had fallen on them to prove their innocence . |