Example sentences of "push [pron] away from the " in BNC.

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1 Pushing himself away from the walls of the KGB building , Kirov walked in the direction of the Post Office .
2 In a flash he was pushing her away from the path they were making and into the cover of the undergrowth .
3 ( If she has suffered an electric shock , push her away from the electric equipment with a broom handle before touching her , or by turning off the electricity mains . )
4 Connelly used every ounce of strength he had to push himself away from the cooker , but Farrell was a powerful man and forced the agent 's face ever closer to the ring .
5 She got into the flat-bottomed boat and tried to push it away from the bank but the pole stuck in the mud and the boat was too heavy for her to move .
6 They were … sort of … writhing around … struggling … trying to push themselves away from the wall .
7 Simon pushed himself away from the table and went back to the hissing kettle to make his coffee .
8 Fearon pushed himself away from the door .
9 He leant back and pushed himself away from the table , sliding backwards on the castors of his typist-style chair .
10 Rohmer pushed himself away from the corridor wall , smiling .
11 Jimmy had been shaken by those sounds , more shaken than the others , for good reason , but Cardiff could see that he was unprepared to show it as he pushed himself away from the reception counter .
12 With a sob of relief , he pushed himself away from the step and back to his feet again .
13 Jeopardy pushed himself away from the wall , his arms still folded .
14 Guy pushed himself away from the hut and strode across the clearing to make sure his horse was secure for the night .
15 She touched the floor , and pushed herself away from the table .
16 Graham pushed him away from the entrance and reached behind the door to unsheath the poniard .
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