Example sentences of "away with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before we make any radical changes such as doing away with jury trials , should we not think very carefully indeed ? |
| 2 | Earlier in this chapter I explained that with some foods you CAN get away with guesswork about quantity , and weighing is unnecessary . |
| 3 | This system interconnected the rudder and ailerons and did away with rudder pedals ; all the flying was done with the yoke . |
| 4 | You could n't make trenches because if you dug down more than a foot or so it would fill up straight away with water . |
| 5 | If the surface is to be stained or etched ( see Section 4.5 ) , glycerol may be used , as even traces of oil will inhibit both these processes , but glycerol can be washed away with water . |
| 6 | They got a new one , they had another , then they had another idea then , they came round and had erm , had , turned round and said , right they done away with part of the wire and they got another big wheel so you can go right over the top next time , they done away with the big hook , so you could shackle your , your chain on to the wire , then you could go right over the top and then they get the old short chains like that . |
| 7 | But Ian Darby , director of mortgage brokers John Charcol , cautioned : ‘ We should not get carried away with euphoria ; borrowers are still very highly geared and suffering high real rates of interest — nominal rates are still 6.5 percentage points above inflation . |
| 8 | The team is losing all its matches , Simon Singh is away with flu and Pete Gillett , the goalie , is ill as well . |
| 9 | Finally , there is one point which all of the customised companies made : personalised cosmetics may cost a little more than standard products , but they save you money because they do away with make-up mistakes . |
| 10 | And a radical new tube map , doing away with scale and accurate location in favour of clarity and now one of the most familiar designs in modern Britain , was introduced in 1933 . |
| 11 | When the spirit flags , the body follows , and Jack Stone was literally draining away with despair and fear . |
| 12 | GETTING AWAY WITH IT … |
| 13 | He only got away with money in one of the raids . |
| 14 | CHEEKY thieves have got away with money and equipment from the offices of a group set up to tackle crime . |
| 15 | He was sensible enough to know he could n't get away with flip , funny conversation , trying to compete with the young . |
| 16 | Oh , I was reasonably discreet and fortunately I was in a job where the hours were irregular — thus maximising the chance of getting away with dalliance . |
| 17 | There were not many people about at that hour ; most women were marketing , most men at their work , and the children — Dinah turned her head away with distaste at the thought of children — were at school . |
| 18 | I do n't think er Chairman , this , this county council is , is competent to do away with hunting . |
| 19 | A week later ( Thursday , August 20 ) you could jet away with Beach Villas for seven-nights self-catering in the Algarve . |
| 20 | It also seemed to inspire a sort of motherly affection in others , so that I was more likely to get away with carelessness or naughtiness than were my more physically mature contemporaries . |
| 21 | In practice , it will probably try to get away with transfer prices that let it shift profits into low-tax countries . |
| 22 | I see you being gnawed away with longing , week after week . |
| 23 | But I would have thought you could have got away with banking once a week . |
| 24 | Erm three kilowatt heater it 's really sort of running away with electricity . |
| 25 | So a three kilowatt fire is using it at a terrific rate , it 's running away with electricity . |
| 26 | On the one hand , if you can get away with bluff , you make a lot of money . |
| 27 | not know , of course there 's a , wears away with lack of use , but when you 're in the water you want web feet because there |
| 28 | Half awake , he was hailed by a guard for , inadvertently he 'd cycled through the entrance gates , so he quickly turned and pedalled away with heart churning . |
| 29 | Jenny sped away with relief . |
| 30 | We barely knew any numbers at all at that time , but we got away with noise and after that we fast became the second loudest group in London playing gigs at Brighton , Hastings , Birmingham , Newcastle Tadcaster . |