Example sentences of "drag [pers pn] away " in BNC.

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1 However , wild horses could n't drag them away from the task in hand tonight , namely lowering the floor six feet with every beat .
2 The Linnets are desperate for a win which would drag them away from the lower reaches of the table , and Kettering 's record of only two points from their opening eight away games suggests a home win .
3 I worked in England but I always seemed to miss the good jobs abroad ; every time I started rehearsing for something special , my mother would drag me away .
4 ‘ Did I drag you away from your gardening ? ’ he asked , and laughed .
5 He 'd threatened her with the direst reprisals if she dared to leave their suite , not guessing that wild horses would n't drag her away until she 'd cleared the whole matter up .
6 Do n't try and drag us away down with your slipshod ways .
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