Example sentences of "[adv] from the present [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first trap is a sentimental romanticism that turns our attention away from the present battle and leaves us wallowing in nostalgia for the past . |
| 2 | These portions of the mantle may now be melted preferentially in relatively undiluted form , away from the present ridge , by rising plumes or hot zones because they are enriched in low-temperature melting fractions incorporated at the time of U/Pb fractionation , and because of a lower geothermal gradient in areas of old thick lithosphere where the peridotite solidus is at greater depth . |
| 3 | God was there and there seemed no need to pray or sing hymns either to transport me away from the present reality or to ward off danger by attracting God 's attention . |
| 4 | If one broadens that range and spreads it more evenly , one gets away from the present situation in which those at the bottom end of the range are paying more than they need to pay because of the way the system has been constructed . |
| 5 | All too often attention is directed away from the present encounter to the next so that response is reduced to a minimum . |