Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] from [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eliot was " tall , gaunt , of pallid hue and tensely withdrawn from anything reminiscent of the flesh " . |
| 2 | On the flickering screen just to the right , light suddenly reflected from something in the black hole of the cell-like room . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's a bit scary that he 's such a big star — I would n't want to be because you get so isolated from everybody , without much contact with normal people , ’ she says . |
| 4 | " The food web is so isolated from anything we consume that it is not going to affect people " , she added . |
| 5 | The way it works these days is just so divorced from everything we 're familiar with back home . |
| 6 | But for me , soon after the operation , there occurred something so removed from anything I had ever experienced that I have never forgotten it . |
| 7 | The expansion of higher education will continue — numbers have already risen from one in eight school-leavers to one in four — and polytechnics will be able to become universities . |
| 8 | He 's easily distracted from anything that is n't creative writing , though , very up-and-down . |
| 9 | Although she occasionally looked waif-like , there was a most unchildlike determination to her mouth and a look about her jawline that suggested that she would not be easily deflected from anything she had set her mind to , but otherwise her parents ' pride in the perfection of their product was largely justified . |
| 10 | Of course , a good half of the population is still barred from anything but the most humble roles . |
| 11 | I also suggested that he go and live in San Francisco for six months , where he might see for himself and in practice the ideal which Jesus Christ was talking about , which is far removed from anything the Church of England ever practises in this country . |
| 12 | A pink T-shirt with the slogan ‘ I like A Sporting Man ’ sprawled across the front moulded Dana 's figure closely , her hair was covered by a silk scarf printed with tennis players , and chunky earrings completed an outfit far removed from anything she had seen her sister wear before . |
| 13 | Investigations were still proceeding , but unless Dalziel had some private little line well hidden from everyone else , the phrase was as empty as it sounded . |
| 14 | Baldur was magically protected from everything produced earth , air , water or fire , but was hated by Loki because of this privilege . |
| 15 | How could the best interests of the children be served by tearing them from their beds and flying them away from their island home to be completely separated from everything dear and familiar . |
| 16 | ‘ I never run from anyone , ’ she ground out . |