Example sentences of "slip away " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Brighton a month ago we watched Paddy Ashdown keep a tight enough grip on his party to ensure that it does not slip away into the political undergrowth . |
| 2 | I was stealing something out of the film : I had captured the stars in the act , and they could n't slip away , off the edge of the screen . |
| 3 | Now they could not let him slip away . |
| 4 | If the temporary air-travel hiatus caused by the Gulf war encourages the Brussels commission to falter in its commitment to deregulate , an overdue chance to extend the benefits of a free market beyond America 's shores could slip away for years . |
| 5 | They always chose an aisle seat so that Sweetheart could slip away to talk to her friends without disturbing anyone . |
| 6 | Both band and company quietly let the thing slip away , never to be mentioned again . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't let it slip away , make certain your thoughts are known , visit the exhibition in the library and then write to East Hampshire District Council and tell them what you think … ‘ |
| 8 | Never Let Her Slip Away Undercover |
| 9 | HOWARD KENDALL last night hailed Peter Beardsley as the near-priceless asset that Liverpool let slip away . |
| 10 | The much-maligned Forest 'keeper literally let two points slip away when he handed Andy Clarke a 12th-minute equaliser after Nigel Clough had got his dad 's team off to a flying start . |
| 11 | 7 ( — ) Never Let Her Slip Away Undercover |
| 12 | 5 ( 7 ) Never Let Her Slip Away Undercover |
| 13 | But he will slip away for a holiday in a luxury Spanish villa after the final ceremony . |
| 14 | THE WEREFROGS : Do n't Slip Away |
| 15 | I 'd slip away sharpish if I were you , oh vocatively-indicated abstract object of The Werefrogs ' attentions . |
| 16 | Weedy guitars nervously brush at the hem of one 's robe as the singer evokes the force and passion of his discourse in a voice unintroduced to Mr Tune and Mr Singing Lesson , ‘ Do n't Slip Away ’ is the sort of record that will one day consume all of indiedom in its lolloping , lardy inertia . |
| 17 | This arrangement wo n't last forever because the needle is too smooth and the feather will slip away from it . |
| 18 | UNDERCOVER : Never Let Her Slip Away |
| 19 | Well , she would do it without him , if need be , she would not let this chance slip away from her . |
| 20 | Members of the Irish Dail feel pressure , they say , to look after constituents , because their support may slip away not only to rival parties but to other members of their own . |
| 21 | Unless Mr Aznar can come up with a convincing exposition of his economic policies , he could see his lead slip away once again . |
| 22 | ‘ Why do n't you slip away from lover-boy for a late-night drink ? |
| 23 | High gates and fences at the back of your home will make it difficult for a burglar to get in and slip away unnoticed . |
| 24 | ‘ Ma petite Opal , could you not slip away , just for the day ? ’ |
| 25 | If you have a poor memory you could slip away for a moment and write yourself a quick note . |
| 26 | The danger is that once they leave this sheltered environment , resolve may slip away . |
| 27 | Perhaps , when she 'd grown stronger , she could slip away into the night and keep on 166 walking … after all , what was the worst that could possibly happen to her ? |
| 28 | He would slip away . |
| 29 | It is rather important to prolong important climaxes , rather than let them slip away quickly , by holding them over an adequate period , through word repetition , musical extensions , etc . |
| 30 | But then his concentration would slip away from the complexity of it all , and escape into Ashdown country again . |