Example sentences of "[to-vb] itself from the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wince every time I watch a two-stroke apparently trying to tear itself from the mountings . |
| 2 | Society may not through its laws be able to protect the sufferers from addictive disease from the consequences of their addiction nor he able to protect itself from the consequences of their actions even if the law is applied universally to all addictive drugs including alcohol . |
| 3 | Commentators noted that , throughout the negotiations , the USA made a conscious effort to distance itself from the proceedings . |
| 4 | An Early Day Motion has now been tabled in the House of Commons attacking the report and calling the Department of Health to distance itself from the recommendations . |
| 5 | One IWC official has pointed out that , since Norway formally objected to the moratorium when originally passed in 1982 , it is allowed to exempt itself from the terms . |