Example sentences of "distanced [pn reflx] from [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also noticed that in those schools in which I worked where the head , as a matter of policy , distanced himself from parents , my understanding of the children with whom I worked was less complete . |
| 2 | ‘ When the message was received , my father distanced himself from Rastani , though God knows why . ’ |
| 3 | Michel Foucault ( 1926–1994 ) , who studied under Althusser , took the step his teacher never did and distanced himself from Marxism while remaining politically radical . |
| 4 | A very fine , possibly Oscar-winning central performance from Robert Downey Jr , who imbues the essentially unsympathetic Chaplin with a sharp comic touch while showing how the clown distanced himself from family and friends . |
| 5 | Buckingham Palace distanced itself from claims of a constitutional row over Dr Runcie 's remarks about Papal primacy and the Anglican Church . |
| 6 | THE players ' union today distanced itself from Chelsea defender Paul Elliott 's plan to sue Dean Saunders and Liverpool over a career-threatening challenge . |
| 7 | Even the Guardian 's own headline seemed reluctant to blame the soldiers : ‘ 13 killed as paratroops break riot : ‘ Soldiers were returning Derry sniper fire , ’ says Army' ( ibid.:43 ) , and the paper 's editorial distanced itself from Winchester 's account : |
| 8 | Here otherwise close associates like Bridgeman and F. E. Smith distanced themselves from Maxse , while another committed tariff reformer , his fellow editor and friend H. A. Gwynne , pointedly told him that ‘ for good or evil ’ , the Conservative party was ‘ the only weapon we have with which to achieve our purpose and help on the causes which both you and I have strongly at heart … and anything that tends to disorganize it or to destroy the efficiency of that weapon seems to me to postpone the fulfilment of our desires … |
| 9 | Beverley , Chester , Newcastle and Norwich abolitionists all distanced themselves from calls for immediate emancipation . |