Example sentences of "to be parted from [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What with piles of ironing ( this was during my disorganised period ) , mountains of books ( I refuse to be parted from them ) , and various bric-a-brac , my flat always looked like a junkyard . |
| 2 | I do n't know if Buddy will be coming , she does n't want to be parted from her chariot . |
| 3 | The reluctance of a secretary to be parted from her boss was a flattering affirmation of personal dedication . |
| 4 | Joy 's mother says that she ca n't bear to be parted from her daughter and grandchildren again . |
| 5 | It was my father , who had come out of hiding because he did n't want to be parted from us . |
| 6 | She had refused to be parted from it , and leniency had been shown during her first few days in new surroundings . |
| 7 | Hope understood his reluctance to be parted from it . |
| 8 | And do not let him think he is to be parted from you forever Ellen for this would not be the truth . |
| 9 | But it is hard to be parted from my child . ’ |
| 10 | At the time I could n't bear to be parted from my new little owl . |
| 11 | Certainly , while he is alive , Shaposhnikov the cappy man refuses to be parted from his headgear ; he grabs it when he determines to leave , and he drops it when he is persuaded to stay . |
| 12 | The latest production to have commenced shooting in Dublin is ‘ Into The West ’ , the story of a re-housed gypsy who refuses to be parted from his horse — despite the fact that he has been moved to a high rise block . |