Example sentences of "[vb past] away [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one point , they saw the sea receding from the near-by beaches ; sucked away and apparently forced back by the earthquakes , so that quantities of sea creatures were left stranded . |
| 2 | According to Walter Map this was his mother 's teaching : he should keep aspirants waiting in hope , she said , deliberately spinning out their affairs , for an unruly hawk , if meat is held out to it and then snatched away or hid , will become keener and more inclined to be attentive and obedient . |
| 3 | To uncouple , the tug drew away and the leg was so balanced that it dropped to earth by gravity : if this leg was , through any reason tight , and it failed to function , the trailer fell to the ground , and so cast its load . |
| 4 | Stealthily , she drew away and began to run . |
| 5 | She drew away and straightened herself . |
| 6 | Finally he drew away and looked down at her . |
| 7 | Madge had offered to carry her bag but she drew away and clung to the bannister rail . |
| 8 | When she hastily drew away and tried to wriggle off the bed he caught her wrist and pulled her back . |
| 9 | Phoebe jerked away and the radiologist only just managed to suppress her irritation . |
| 10 | It bounced away and he chased it , and a moment later he bumped into the dark , smelly shape of a tramp . |
| 11 | I had grown more and more tired , energy seeped away and I had begun to sweat at night . |
| 12 | Rather than ramming the trainers with the guns , the dolphins either " swam away or put their snouts on the trainers ' shoulders — very affectionately ! " |
| 13 | She swam away and down to the ocean bed with him , laughing . |
| 14 | He swam away and Adam swam away and very soon after that they came out of the lake and went back to Mary on the terrace . |
| 15 | He swam away and Adam swam away and very soon after that they came out of the lake and went back to Mary on the terrace . |
| 16 | My mam moved away but the landlord would n't let me stay on because I was on social security . |
| 17 | She had thought he was asleep , realising that he was n't only when she felt him tense under the light touch of her fingers , but as he neither moved away nor said a word , she let them remain there , resting lightly against him , the contact lax and undemanding . |
| 18 | Stephen moved away before they could become aware of his head blocking out some of their light . |
| 19 | Previously it had laid back its ears and moved away when she approached . |
| 20 | She moved away when he sat near her , went into town to change her library books instead of going home when he invented a string of excuses that would enable him to walk in her direction . |
| 21 | They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen . |
| 22 | Aaron , Benstede 's body-servant , appeared as if from nowhere and both he and his master moved away as Corbett turned to see the French leave , de Craon still smirking . |
| 23 | He moved away and I popped another frame and he punched me — ‘ No , you do n't take it . ’ |
| 24 | I moved away and said it was too hot . |
| 25 | Walterkin moved away and sat down with raised knees . |
| 26 | Lucenzo moved away and began to complain to the catering manager , breaking into the man 's spirited singing of an Italian opera . |
| 27 | He moved away and pulled her into his arms , his hands beginning to soothe and caress her gently . |
| 28 | He moved away and Robyn followed , instantly alert . |
| 29 | He moved away and I heard a murmur of protest as he trod on feet and pushed ribs to move back through the sightseers . |
| 30 | Just for a second longer she stayed in Luke 's arms , her whole body trembling , before abruptly she moved away and walked over to the rail . |