Example sentences of "i [vb past] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shiona could n't have agreed more , but her tone was taunting as she told him , ‘ What a pity you 'll have to wait until tomorrow to see me led away in chains . ’ |
| 2 | I shied away from the very American-sounding compliment . |
| 3 | I had only known , positively though without details , that there was no help and no comfort forthcoming from the source , and that being so I shied away from any mental flashbacks which could only make me more unhappy and ashamed . |
| 4 | I shied away from the prospect . |
| 5 | As I tottered away I paused and addressed the big man 's back as he prepared for his next victim . |
| 6 | I crept away from Shadwell . |
| 7 | Because I lived away from men for so long , part of me is now permanently closed to them . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose it must , ’ interrupts Howard neatly again , to save his father hesitating over , ‘ since I died , ’ or , ‘ since I passed away . ’ |
| 9 | As I rode away , I noticed that the front disc brake still faded erratically . |
| 10 | Finally , my temper spent , I stalked away . |
| 11 | I am always in my very best spirits , for my heart has been as light as a feather ever since I got away from all that humbug ; and , what is more , I have become fatter . |
| 12 | ‘ Yeah , but I got away as fast as I could , ’ I said . |
| 13 | I knew it did me good to be reminded of how much I loathed the suburbs , and that I had to continue my journey into London and a new life , ensuring I got away from people and streets like this . |
| 14 | ‘ I might have kicked a few people in my time , and some would say I got away with it for twenty years . |
| 15 | I do n't know how I got away with it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ So I got away with that all right . |
| 17 | ‘ I got away with far too much . |
| 18 | I think I got away with quite a lot , considering . |
| 19 | So I got away . ’ |
| 20 | I got away . |
| 21 | I got away . |
| 22 | Today I got away and there was no way I was going to let my lead slip . |
| 23 | Providence , destiny — although I would like to treat destiny with a very small " d " in my case — inevitably played their parts but nevertheless I got away with it , and my crew got away with it . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been leading the life of Riley since I got away from the place . |
| 25 | Erm indeed I saw him , I saw Ronnie once in a hotel in er in Washington , this was the time it was n't actually the time he was shot cos I got away that time but the |
| 26 | and I got away . |
| 27 | My horse ran away so I got away . |
| 28 | And I had Avenger estate , and I done the same with that and I got away with it for ages and I what you want a do , I know what you wan na do he erm , I mean that 's that 's really sort of pushing it over the top but he got a great big sheet of polythene , he went down to ready mix and had a load of ready mix in the back of this Avenger estate , brand new he 'd only just got it ! |
| 29 | Then washed I thee with water ; yea , I cleansed away thy blood from thee and I anointed thee with oil . |
| 30 | I moved away from home to work in another town a year ago , and have met a man who , as far as I 'm concerned , is Mr Right . |