Example sentences of "drag [pron] away from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drag him away from the actual |
| 2 | However , wild horses could n't drag them away from the task in hand tonight , namely lowering the floor six feet with every beat . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Those great bully-boys of yours were insisting on dragging me away from the children , who were crying and practically having hysterics in the midst of all that noise and shouting . |
| 5 | Dragging him away from the house at Harlaching had been like drawing teeth , and on the drive to the airfield he had stopped the car to pick wild flowers , in the name of God ! |
| 6 | Duvall seized her by the hair , dragging her away from the wall . |
| 7 | Then — I do n't know how long we were there — they came and got me , dragged me away from the rest . |
| 8 | With a shout of pain he tore his hand free , the flesh ripping as he dragged himself away from the knife , leaving it embedded in the wood . |
| 9 | The barman dragged himself away from the knot of men deep in conversation about the price fetched by a piece of land across the road . |
| 10 | Easing the damp khaki cotton of her culotte suit away from her perspiring skin , she drained the glass of juice and dragged herself away from the mesmerising sight of the turquoise water and army of waving coconut palms . |
| 11 | As they dragged her away from the flaming Audi , she had turned and seen Adam lying on the road , shielding himself . |
| 12 | Seizing Araminta 's arm , Theda dragged her away from the door . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , Jimmy , what drags you away from the fleshpots ? ’ |
| 14 | What drags you away from the fleshpots ? ’ |