Example sentences of "to be parted from " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 I do n't know if Buddy will be coming , she does n't want to be parted from her chariot .
3 And do not let him think he is to be parted from you forever Ellen for this would not be the truth .
4 But it is hard to be parted from my child . ’
5 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 .
6 She had refused to be parted from it , and leniency had been shown during her first few days in new surroundings .
7 The reluctance of a secretary to be parted from her boss was a flattering affirmation of personal dedication .
8 Now , as we report on Page 15 , she is to be parted from the nursery school children whose friendship has helped to restore her health and build her confidence .
9 At the time I could n't bear to be parted from my new little owl .
10 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 .
11 Hope understood his reluctance to be parted from it .
12 It was my father , who had come out of hiding because he did n't want to be parted from us .
13 Looking back , I suppose I was contented enough , though sad to be parted from Benjamin .
14 ‘ I do n't want us to be parted from each other again , ’ he told her .
15 She does n't look like the kind of girl men want to be parted from for too long ! ’
16 Joy 's mother says that she ca n't bear to be parted from her daughter and grandchildren again .
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