Example sentences of "[prep] be free of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And pure substances tailored to neurotransmitter sites would have a good chance of being free of unpleasant side effects elsewhere in the body . |
| 2 | She just wanted to be free of the burden of her own special powers . |
| 3 | He was best to be free of the humiliations and the uncertainties of the farm . |
| 4 | Entering into consciousness — an obscure phrase — meant trying to be oneself on the canvas , without the props of a single familiar reference , and thus to be free of rhetoric , history , convention , other people , safety , the past . |
| 5 | Legally and socially , no country on earth tries so hard to be free of racism . |
| 6 | Mr McGovern also claims to be free of the banks , never having incurred much long-term debt . |
| 7 | People strove to be free of Nature , seeing it as something outside of themselves . |
| 8 | I have seen at long last that I need to be free of my beloved mistress and even as I write that word it is hollow for how can I love one who no longer has the least regard for me ? |
| 9 | Twelve manors , a vill and four hamlets held by subjects on the west side of the Severn from Newent in the north to Lydney , Alvington and Aylburton in the south were named : they were said to have been afforested by John , and so were claimed to be free of the Forest law . |
| 10 | Moreover , he says , Delta 's haemoglobin is guaranteed to be free of the viruses that could contaminate the blood-derived product , and of any residual matter from the blood cells that might trigger allergic reactions in patients . |
| 11 | The outlet should be 100mm ( 4in ) from the bottom of the tank , to be free of sediment . |
| 12 | I want to be free of pain . ’ |
| 13 | Why do words receive so much consideration in dispositions widely held to be free of form ? |
| 14 | I dread to think who Uncle Joe had transferred his twisted ‘ affections ’ to , but at the time , I was just relieved to be free of his attentions . |
| 15 | Usually it was a relief to be free of those gentle and accusing ghosts , which in the last few months had visited her less often . |
| 16 | While Prince Charles must be relieved to be free of a marriage which had become a sham , he , his family and in the end the British Government have met Diana 's terms . |
| 17 | On July 1st he was writing to say that he was back at the studio , and how delightful it was to be free of catheters , bougies , and syringes . |
| 18 | To be free of such fears we need to let God 's love drive that fear out . |
| 19 | HIV and AIDS have highlighted fundamental questions of human rights — the right to travel , to seek employment and to be free of discrimination . |
| 20 | Reanalysis by flow cytometry showed these preparations to be free of A2B5 + cells ( data not shown ) . |
| 21 | Austin would apparently give Mach , said to be free of AT&T code , multiple personalities like OS/2 or OSF/1 . |
| 22 | Ben hopes to be free of his injuries by September for a renewed attempt on Aktion Direkt . |
| 23 | The accusations were flat and uniform , although what is truly remarkable is that the youth of the nation were believed not only to be free of all discipline , but also excessively affluent . |
| 24 | Diplomatic representatives were to reside in Edo , and trade was to be free of official intervention , with more ports due to be opened in future years . |
| 25 | In 1980 , coming back from a hospital in the States where I had been told that I ought to have an operation ( interestingly on my throat — it was as though all the tension caused by what I could not say was caught up there ) , I saw that I had to be free of this . |
| 26 | Unless they can be guaranteed a post , they will consider alternatives at a time when they probably need to be free of distractions from their studies and may commit themselves to another job unnecessarily . |
| 27 | I seem to be free of mundane anxieties . |
| 28 | CeraFoam is a ceramic foam , inert and pH neutral , which is ‘ cooked ’ at 1300°s ; C to be free of all impurities . |
| 29 | Even the excellent Amphibious range of submersibles is quickly banjaxed by blanketweed , and who can claim to be free of that ? |
| 30 | Oliver was very glad to be free of Mrs Mann 's violence , but he said nothing because she was angrily shaking her finger at him . |