Example sentences of "[noun] separate [prep] the main [noun] " in BNC.

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1 With the ribber carriage separated from the main carriage ( without yarn ) take it slowly across these needles and you will note that ALTERNATE needles come higher than the others .
2 Cards are filed in catalogue drawers , in a sequence separate from the main catalogue .
3 Although the shifted maser could also produce emission at a frequency separated from the main features by twice the plasma frequency , no significant emission stronger than 51mJy ( 3 ) is found at .
4 Hens seem to recognise and accept a moulded hollow depression separated from the main cage area as an adequate substitute for a real nest .
5 Some ratepayers , especially in larger towns and cities , were persuaded to finance the building especially of workhouse infirmaries separate from the main workhouse building , where standards of treatment and nursing gradually improved — the room for such improvement being considerable .
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