Example sentences of "[vb base] himself from " in BNC.
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| 1 | I guess he heard Barbara and me discussing the good time we had with you , and he kind of picked up on it , and he wondered why he could n't come down to the Bahamas and isolate himself from drugs . |
| 2 | Only after his son 's arrival at his camp did Henry II rouse himself from the passivity of the last month . |
| 3 | THE Environment Secretary , Mr Chris Patten , yesterday wrote to Mr Neil Kinnock , the Labour Party leader , demanding that he dissociate himself from proposals designed to stop the growth of second homes . |
| 4 | I welcome what the Home Secretary said about Le Pen 's visit to Britain , but will he go a little further and dissociate himself from those of his colleagues who are seeking to meet that man ? |
| 5 | Will he extend warmhearted support to the Labour party , which advocates such a policy , but dissociate himself from the actions of the shadow Home Secretary and the Leader of the Labour party who buy foreign cars ? |
| 6 | who wishes to " resign " his seat must apply for one of the above offices of profit and thereby disqualify himself from sitting . |
| 7 | He saw William looking at him curiously across the crowd and then detach himself from the group he was with and move towards them . |
| 8 | In general , wherever the officer believes a case to be one which may come to his supervisor 's knowledge , it is appropriate to err on the side of caution , to ‘ go by the book ’ and protect himself from criticism . |
| 9 | How could such a one as Hatton restrain himself from making a splash ? |