Example sentences of "to extricate [pron] from the " in BNC.
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1 | The debtor was prima facie in the wrong and the creditor in the right , and it was up to the former to extricate himself from the charge to which he had laid himself open . |
2 | She seemed to be pushing her enormous frame closer to his , as he tried to extricate himself from the small stuffy room which had begun to give him claustrophobia . |
3 | ‘ Shit ! ’ screamed the driver as he tried to extricate himself from the situation . |
4 | Baldwin , following the conclusion of certain pacts with Philip Augustus , sought to extricate himself from the possible threat of excommunication and interdict on his lands which he had accepted at the time of the agreement if certain conditions were not fulfilled . |
5 | In a fury of hatred and jealousy he thrashed his stick about Kemp 's head while Kemp himself tried to extricate himself from the twisted sheets , to get out of the bed , and to defend himself — but he did n't make it . |
6 | Adeva needs to extricate herself from the hands of Smack Productions , hardly the dynamic force in garage music they once looked like they 'd become , in order to capitalise on what is still a growing surge of goodwill in America . |
7 | Dalgliesh got out of the Jaguar and tried to extricate him from the pushchair , but the anatomy of the chair momentarily defeated him . |
8 | There was drill to teach the men to extricate themselves from the several hazards that might be encountered , for the dangers of a night drop over woods or water were obvious . |
9 | With cries of ‘ oi gevalt ’ and ‘ keender ! keender ! ’ from Mum and Dad and screams of fear from the girls , the three bodies eventually manage to extricate themselves from the floor . |