Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb infin] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were watching the camp pack away for the last time before it moved on without them . |
| 2 | Instinctively she took a step away from him , her senses reeling as she felt the blood drain away from her face , and heard the buzzing in her ears which forewarned her that she was near to fainting . |
| 3 | I watched the light drain away and felt the cold clawing at the earth between the tables . |
| 4 | Bellybutton had thrown off Starkisser 's lines and now let the sportsboat float away from the pontoon as he unclipped her jet-black cockpit cover . |
| 5 | The fans watch her car draw away , unwilling to believe their bad luck and disperse . |
| 6 | Pulling out of the ERM in September and letting the pound float away from the rest of the bunch now looks even smarter than it has in the interim — particularly in the light of Sweden 's experience . |
| 7 | Moran stood with Rose in the doorway watching the car drive away . |
| 8 | She watched the car pull away . |
| 9 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 10 | ‘ Would talking help take away the pain ? ’ |
| 11 | let your child get away with his/her ‘ misdemeanours ’ ? |
| 12 | Waldegrave should not let the council get away with that . |
| 13 | Dot felt the room lurch away , while the milk jug with its bead-decorated muslin cover , the fly-paper dangling from the lamp above the table , the rosy faces of the gathered people flew round through the air . |
| 14 | Brentford had a player sent off but no excuse for the second goal … the fans are angry … they 've every right to be when you see a team give away goals like this … |
| 15 | ‘ You are letting your imagination run away with you , ’ Mrs Carson had said . |
| 16 | She was letting her imagination run away with her . |
| 17 | Stop letting your imagination run away with you . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 've already told you that I 'm not prone to letting my imagination run away with me . |
| 19 | And when that smile , that patronizing masculine smile which she had endured so often , was beamed at her , she felt her confidence drain away and retreat with a scrabbling of small stones like a departing wave . |
| 20 | He felt her body surge away from him . |
| 21 | Gabriel and the gatekeeper watched the cart move away . |
| 22 | She took another breath and yelled , ‘ Hi , there ! ’ at the top of her voice , banging on the door with both fists as she did so — And heard the sound die away into a profound and unresponsive silence . |
| 23 | Remarkably , Cambridge let the initiative dribble away in the third quarter despite spending most of that period camped in the Oxford half . |
| 24 | Rincewind watched the body drift away , and considered his next move . |
| 25 | Unless Mr Aznar can come up with a convincing exposition of his economic policies , he could see his lead slip away once again . |
| 26 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — but that 's exactly the sort of invitation you give a criminal if your caravan is n't secured ! |
| 27 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — so do n't make a present of your caravan |
| 28 | She pulls out the plug , and the water drains , so Miranda can not swim any more , and lies there , feeling the water suck away from her . |
| 29 | If the atmosphere is welcoming , then her presence is already there ; but take care that you put a little something back during your time in the house , because the saddest thing of all is to let that warmth dwindle away over the years . |
| 30 | Emboldened by what she saw her friend get away with , Diana felt able to loosen the shackles a little . |