Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] away from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car took them away from the town , out through the flat fields and the irrigation pipes that ran along beside the road . |
| 2 | Security considerations kept him away from the frontline base of Vitez , but soldiers from the mountain stronghold travelled 30 miles through bandit country to see him . |
| 3 | The barman dragged himself away from the knot of men deep in conversation about the price fetched by a piece of land across the road . |
| 4 | Jeopardy pushed himself away from the wall , his arms still folded . |
| 5 | Simon pushed himself away from the table and went back to the hissing kettle to make his coffee . |
| 6 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |
| 7 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 8 | Seizing Araminta 's arm , Theda dragged her away from the door . |
| 9 | Graham pushed him away from the entrance and reached behind the door to unsheath the poniard . |
| 10 | Here we saw our first knife-fight which was clearly to the death — and Abu hustled us away from the milling throng which surrounded the two furious young combatants who rolled around like snakes in the dust attempting to stab each other with their " badiks " , the seaman 's dagger which few of the locals went without . |
| 11 | An empirical study based on the preferences of the median would still be valid ; and there would not be any need in equilibrium situations to introduce party political dummy variables ( a party whose ideology took it away from the median would not be victorious in an election and its policies would not be observed ) . |
| 12 | Val 's journey took her away from the village , through arid plains and between inert and inanimate peaks . |
| 13 | Connors led him away from the others . |
| 14 | Rohmer was surprisingly strong , but the impetus of Cardiff 's lunge spun him away from the girl . |
| 15 | Then the ship tore herself away from the reef , back broken , thirty feet of bow section diving free . |
| 16 | Fearon pushed himself away from the door . |
| 17 | Guy pushed himself away from the hut and strode across the clearing to make sure his horse was secure for the night . |
| 18 | Rohmer pushed himself away from the corridor wall , smiling . |
| 19 | I rather think he must just have picked it up when Mr Hambro chased him away from the cave-in . |
| 20 | His natural instincts led him away from the pomp and ceremony of regal splendour to the poverty of London 's East End . |