Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end , you might slowly count yourself up from 1 to 5 , suggesting to yourself that when you reach the number 5 you will be wide awake , feeling refreshed and at peace . |
| 2 | And he signs himself off from systematic criticism . |
| 3 | And McCall , the driving force in Rangers ' 2–1 European Cup win at Elland Road , said : ‘ Leeds have great character and ability and I hope they go on to do well this season , but it will be difficult for them to pick themselves up from this . |
| 4 | Many people cut themselves off from great sources of nourishment and direction because they imagine that writing can not be taught , or if it can , that you ca n't learn about it in a group . |
| 5 | ( Catatonics typically do not speak or appear to listen or take necessary initiatives ; they cut themselves off from human contact . ) |
| 6 | Or you might repeat the word ‘ re-lax ’ several times , then slowly count yourself down from 10 to 1 . |
| 7 | He immediately cuts himself off from those ambitious city men who try ‘ to win the palm , the oak , or bays , ’ emblematic of the rewards given for artistic , political and military achievement . |
| 8 | These pictures , rarely cordial , have become more and more baleful : it is as if he is holding himself back from physical assault on a reader supposed to be a trendy and a lefty , which is , indeed , what many of his readers have always been . |
| 9 | Within sight of the goal , a whole generation cut itself off from all that was promised . |
| 10 | They have used them already to build communal tents , to extrude life-lines guiding them over plants , or ropes to let themselves down from one twig to another . |
| 11 | The face is continually seen hiding behind dark glasses , underwater goggles , and through a goldfish bowl , cutting himself off from those around him . |
| 12 | A recent demonstration of the 3M Computer Aided Retrieval system , which uses microfilm cartridges linked to a computer-generated indexing system , has suggested a cost-effective way forward here , which does not cut itself off from future DIP systems . |
| 13 | In effect I 'd cut myself off from other kids of my own age . |
| 14 | However many problems there may be , there is a natural human instinct to form relationships all through our lives , although occasionally one will find a recluse — someone who has deliberately cut himself off from human contact . |
| 15 | ‘ You do n't understand how Constance has cut herself off from all her friends . |
| 16 | And Goldberg , pushing the typewriter from him , dragging the pad towards him , Dear Harsnet , I am well aware of the fact that you have cut yourself off from all your old friends , and that you wish to have nothing more to do with them . |
| 17 | And he 'd er worked himself up from one lace machine until he 'd got twelve . |
| 18 | Before you are lured by the blandishments of the banks and building societies to tie your money up in fixed term bonds , think twice — you may be locking yourself out from some excellent investment opportunities . |
| 19 | How much easier to cut yourself off from all these problems and withdraw emotionally into the less demanding machine of prison life . |
| 20 | There has been an increase in suitable candidates , with women becoming more highly qualified through educational opportunities — businesses realise they can not afford to cut themselves off from 50 per cent of the market eg IBM , Unilever . |
| 21 | The leading ex-Liberals , however , not wishing to cut themselves off from potential new Liberal recruits , held back from actually joining the ILP . |