Example sentences of "dragged [pn reflx] from " in BNC.
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1 | He dragged himself from the clump of twitch-grass that had been his hiding-place for the last half hour , and shivering violently , set off on foot to the east . |
2 | Mark sagged forward on to his desk , straightened up , and dragged himself from the brink of sleep . |
3 | Police have praised the bravery of a teenage soldier who dragged himself from the wreckage of his car after being speared with a wooden stake . |
4 | She dragged herself from the smoke and choke and bitch and groan of the staffroom every lunchtime to sit in the rose garden in the park . |
5 | She dragged herself from the sofa and listlessly prepared herself some lunch , making do with bread and Camembert cheese and some of the pâté which had been left over from the night before . |
6 | She dragged herself from Luke 's grasp and stood a little apart , hugging herself protectively with her arms , as a shield , or as an ineffectual substitute for Luke — she was n't sure which . |
7 | But wherever these people dragged themselves from , their expectancy hung heavy in the air . |
8 | But wherever these people dragged themselves from , their expectancy hung heavy in the air . |