Example sentences of "would [vb infin] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not a sum you 'd throw away ; but you 'd be happy if it bought a new handbag , a train fare to London or a tankful of petrol . |
| 2 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
| 3 | When he realised that if he had company already then , she 'd stay away , Hector made sure that he was alone in the early afternoon . |
| 4 | He 'd play a couple of quiet rounds and then when it got hectic and everyone else wanted to be playing , he 'd stay away from the course and just hit a few balls in practice . |
| 5 | So I 'd stay away from 'er if I was you an' come an' play marbles with me like you used to do . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You promised you 'd stay away from him , ’ she scolded . |
| 7 | I thought well that 's fair comment cos there 's people 's houses I 'd stay away from cos I do n't like the wives , so I mean , you know , that 's , I do n't go round , but the thing is she 's been gone about what three year now , four year or something or however long it is why do n't she come now ? |
| 8 | She 'd give away her last penny . |
| 9 | If I kicked him on the shin I bet he 'd limp away and not even glance to see who 'd done it . |
| 10 | I did say we 'd keep away from acid plus alkali gives |
| 11 | Tears again , she felt like the child she had been when her father gave wild stinging slaps to her legs by way of welcome after she 'd run away from home . |
| 12 | I 'd run away if I could , but I 've no money of my own ; they do n't even give me an allowance , but pay all my bills for me . |
| 13 | It had been hours since they 'd run away from Grandson Richard , as Gurder kept on putting it . |
| 14 | ‘ What , after I 'd run away ? ’ |
| 15 | The memory of my encounter with Jeanne Kennedy and how I 'd run away remained and I thought it stayed with me from shame . |
| 16 | I 'd run away — me ! |
| 17 | He 'd run away repeatedly as he 'd got older , never with anywhere to go but just anxious to be free of the confining walls and restrictive atmosphere . |
| 18 | He 'd run away . |
| 19 | Was it true ? she demanded of the silly girl : that she 'd run away from the boys when they were only trying to be friendly ? |
| 20 | ‘ You did n't really think I 'd run away just because you tore up a few of my clothes , did you ? ’ |
| 21 | I grab her in my arms and hug her like I thought she 'd run away , and when I come out of that obliterating kiss I find the kitchen is full of blacks , and though they 're grinning like the sun 's out , I demand what the hell 's been going on ? |
| 22 | But when I found you 'd run away from me again , it nearly sent me crazy . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We did n't know they 'd run away before you 'd finished with them , ’ one of the soldiers was grumbling sullenly . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought you were angry because I 'd run away . ’ |
| 25 | Did n't you admit to me that you 'd run away to the hills ? ’ |
| 26 | No doubt there was some poor woman in Australia with whom he 'd become involved and from whom he 'd run away when she 'd presented him with some difficult situation . |
| 27 | Why ? ’ he repeated , and , giving her a long , level stare , ‘ Why — because you 'd run away from me , that 's why ! ’ he stated with a hint of some of his old aggressiveness — or perhaps , Fabia suddenly wondered , startled , it was not aggression , but nervousness ! |
| 28 | ‘ Then I 'd wash away the soap and I 'd lick your breasts , suck on your nipples , ’ he murmured . |
| 29 | If you were to touch him with a pin — and he 's a boy or a girl by now — he 'd move away , he feels pain . |
| 30 | ‘ You know , if I was a boxer , they 'd take away my licence . |