Example sentences of "disentangle [pn reflx] from " in BNC.

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1 We stopped by an empty building and disentangled ourselves from each other .
2 He disentangled himself from Madra before dawn to share his watch with Bicker , and the two of them saw the sun come up .
3 Morse sedately disentangled himself from Mrs Williams .
4 One arm disentangled itself from the covers , her fingers curling indolently into the fine cotton of the quilt .
5 There the lucky ones among us were allowed half-way up the steps before being halted and held in position for twenty minutes while , I assume , the stewardess disentangled herself from more pressing engagements and tidied herself in readiness .
6 Dear Donna said virtuously that she had to write her report , and disentangled herself from the conversation before she was asked to babysit .
7 Yeah erm again you need n't worry too much about the er erm about the ramifications of this Kenning died in twenty seven and Britain to some extent disentangled herself from the Greek revolt but the upshot was that in eighteen thirty Greece became an independent state .
8 A tide of crimson flowed into Isabel 's face when she hurriedly disentangled herself from fitzAlan and saw that Ralf had been joined by Sybil and Master Thomas , who had come to the inn door to wave them off .
9 As I disentangled myself from the green wool , I had been linked not only to these women beside me , but to those in Canaan and all the other women through the centuries who have wept over the death of the gods of life , of love , and of hope , whom they tried to revive with their tears .
10 I needed it because when I finally disentangled myself from Zaria 's legs ( another advantage noted : no claws ) , I padded over to see what the noise was .
11 Jean Alesi is said to be trying to disentangle himself from his 1993 Ferrari contract in order to make himself available to Williams .
12 Even stronger than the need to disentangle himself from his father was his desire to break free from any association with those money-grubbing relatives of his , ‘ Messrs Van Gogh and Co , .
13 While thus engaged he met a group of Gold Coast traders to whom the British government , eager to disentangle itself from the political strife of the region , was in the process of handing over its installations .
14 Night brightened sharply , as if the moon had just disentangled itself from cloud .
15 Having just painfully disentangled herself from one relationship , she had no intention of getting involved in another for a very long time .
16 Nor do I believe that it can be said that in no way can we disentangle ourselves from the religious myth which we have inherited .
17 ‘ Meredith Mitchell , ’ Meredith said , disentangling herself from a welter of plastic carrier bags .
18 I 'd be a lot happier if I could disentangle myself from What I 've already done and create songs from a completely fresh perspective . ’
19 The first thing the three must do is disentangle themselves from the past .
20 Only a small proportion of his men were actually with him now , others coming in singly and in groups as they could disentangle themselves from the embroilment .
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