Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] away [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think this done away with a lot of entries and keeping people away from meetings . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , there is ; it 's easier to walk away from a girlfriend when the time comes . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He is an old woman , ’ she replied , and half turned away with a swish of her sea-green silk dress . |
| 4 | After a frantic day of arm twisting by Government whips it became clear that potential rebels were prepared to back away from a rebellion in the hope of wringing more concessions from the Government before the Finance Bill , which gives legislative authority to the Budget , comes back to the Commons toward the end of next month . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'll keep this tucked away in a corner when it 's not needed , ’ he said . |
| 6 | It was a disappointing display and we were fortunate to come away with a point . |
| 7 | Big Ben was lucky to get away with a mistake at the second fence in his warm-up round , but is likely to be more careful when it matters . |
| 8 | United were lucky to get away with a draw . |
| 9 | She was glad to get away for a change of scene , as it had just been confirmed that Steve had been killed , and her place was taken by Nancy , a tall , dark Scots girl , who fitted into the Met team very well . |
| 10 | The adamantium floor down there was inscribed with a maze of tiny coloured channels that bootsteps would never be able to wear away in a pattern suggestive of a cosmic map — and along all of those channels were spaced little indentations the depth of a Fist 's thumbprint , each recess named with a rune . |
| 11 | With Boz out of the caravan I was able to get away for a while . |
| 12 | A class V2 2–6–2 pulls away with a heavy down train , probably diverted from the main line . |
| 13 | The lashings holding the Zodiac snapped , and the inflatable spun away like a Frisbee . |