Example sentences of "[noun pl] that separate [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I turned to go into the house , made with great difficulty the three or four steps that separated me from my room , and felt my arms and legs burning , also my body . |
2 | They covered a large tract of ground , quite deserted , but conveniently illuminated by the high powerful lights round the warehouses that separated it from the still-working mainline railway . |
3 | Just to give you an idea of the order of magnitude we are talking about , the number of generations that separate us from our earliest ancestors is certainly measured in the thousands of millions . |
4 | Starting early , I traverse the long ridge of hills that separates me from Isafjördur , arriving late in the afternoon . |
5 | Volume one comprises eight chapters which introduce social insects and the factors that separate them from their less cooperative allies . |
6 | The area below the stair then becomes part of the lounge , extending back from the glazed folding doors that separate it from the dining-room ( Fig 48 ) . |