Example sentences of "saved [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mummy tripped over his legs , and only saved himself from falling by grabbing one of the row of dangling blackjacks above the seats . |
| 2 | He saved himself from the sack a dozen times . |
| 3 | Martha saved herself from relegation to a junior class by reciting the whole of Psalm 103 , one of Nana 's favourites , in morning assembly ; after this feat her teacher had a long conversation above her head with her mother , and began to come to their house on Saturdays to give her extra lessons . |
| 4 | She saved herself from falling further by clutching at a branch with both hands and then drawing her feet up to safety on a big branch . |
| 5 | I only saved myself from falling by clutching at the arm of the oak settle . |