Example sentences of "pull [pron] away from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got hold of the polished tip of one of his shoes , and tried to pull himself away from the wall . |
| 2 | Mandy managed to pull herself away from the glasses long enough to roll green eyes at her cousin and wrinkle her freckled nose . |
| 3 | Pulling himself away from the older man , he ran after Maisie , who was now somewhere out in the road . |
| 4 | In a moment he had gripped her hand in his and was pulling her away from the bale on which she had been resting . |
| 5 | ‘ Why not ? ’ he derided , pulling her away from the table and against the hard warmth of his body . |
| 6 | He now stepped backwards , pulling her away from the piano and into the middle of the room towards the couch , and he had almost to force her to get her stiff body to sit down on it . |
| 7 | A hand reached past the man and caught her arm , pulling her away from the wall , away from the sickening touch of those fingers on her skin . |
| 8 | Could you still touch them if you 've pulled them away from the mains and everything ? |
| 9 | Taking a deep breath , he grasped Mait 's arm , and pulled him away from the enhancer . |
| 10 | Mairi launched herself again at Luch , tearing at her hair and clothes , beating , kicking , punching her till Ranald , racing back , pulled her away from the child . |
| 11 | Mike gently pulled her away from the sink and began washing up . |
| 12 | He pulled her away from the driving jet of water . |
| 13 | She had borrowed the police sergeant 's knife to cut the clothing and pull it away from the wound . |