Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] to safety " in BNC.
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| 1 | This upward jerk can be very painful and is sometimes enough to dishearten the attacker and allow the hedgehog to scuttle away to safety without having to resort to the passive rolling-up defence . |
| 2 | Specimens of these butterflies are often found with bite-marks in the region of these false eyes , showing that bird predators really are attracted to this part of the body , allowing the insects to fly off to safety with no more damage than a few frayed edges . |
| 3 | The pilots and crew had , in some instances , been able to trek overland to safety but the aircraft , valued at many millions , would remain there imprisoned forever . |
| 4 | Things became so bad for the Charles Bal later on in the evening that she had to spend the entire night tacking back and forth south east of Krakatoa , probably remaining within twenty kilometres of it — the ash-fall from the eruption was so thick that Captain Watson could not see well enough to steer away to safety , but ironically , the glare from the volcano provided a weird and somewhat improbable lighthouse . |
| 5 | The lizard is then able to rush away to safety while the predator , momentarily confused by the suddenness of what has happened , concentrates all its efforts on the disembodied tail . |