Example sentences of "be parted from " in BNC.

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1 They are parted from their parents on hatching and raised without an anemone .
2 But the man beside her would no more have walked or ridden a motorcycle than he would have willingly been parted from this — this blatant symbol of money .
3 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 .
4 I do n't know if Buddy will be coming , she does n't want to be parted from her chariot .
5 Send him only with enough for the journey and such toys he shows an exceptional fondness for you having mentioned he will not be parted from the train William carved .
6 And do not let him think he is to be parted from you forever Ellen for this would not be the truth .
7 Mrs Teresa Leinen , 25 , may be parted from Sean , three , and Ashley , one , within five days after the High Court ruled that she broke international laws .
8 But it is hard to be parted from my child . ’
9 Not quite as bad as I have seen on our modern commuter stations , but we were jam packed and could not be parted from our scant luggage .
10 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 .
11 She had refused to be parted from it , and leniency had been shown during her first few days in new surroundings .
12 The reluctance of a secretary to be parted from her boss was a flattering affirmation of personal dedication .
13 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 .
14 At the time I could n't bear to be parted from my new little owl .
15 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 .
16 Hope understood his reluctance to be parted from it .
17 Therefore I know that it is not a matter of you using good sense in rejecting advances from young men because you would soon be parted from them .
18 It was my father , who had come out of hiding because he did n't want to be parted from us .
19 hold would fall apart and he would be parted from William .
20 Seldom used or once-a-year items like ham boiling pans , turkey roasting pans , fish kettles , picnic baskets etc , might well be parted from the day-to-day items .
21 Looking back , I suppose I was contented enough , though sad to be parted from Benjamin .
22 ‘ I do n't want us to be parted from each other again , ’ he told her .
23 She does n't look like the kind of girl men want to be parted from for too long ! ’
24 Joy 's mother says that she ca n't bear to be parted from her daughter and grandchildren again .
25 What began as a hobby took over his life and though Joan did n't have the same initial enthusiasm , she helped him set up Woodstock Exotics in 1983 and now she becomes so fond of some of the plants she wo n't be parted from them !
26 Opening night at the Macintyre gallery brought a full house and the first buyer , the Duchess of York , could n't ; would n't be parted from her favourite picture .
27 Leopold and Nannerl were clearly quite distraught at being parted from Mozart and his mother : ‘ … that sad day which I never thought I should have to face … ’ wrote Leopold ( 25 September 1777 ) .
28 It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter .
29 She loathed being parted from Ricky for a second , and Felicia , the ponies Ricky and Drew had lent her were still very green
30 In spite of her grief at being parted from her cousins , she could not help but feel excited .
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