Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun prp] away [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several clubs from the Football League sought to tempt Harry away from the Palace , but without success , and he became the first Palace player to be awarded a Benefit by our club — it was the Southern League encounter with Coventry City at the Palace on 12 October 1912. 9,000 fans turned up and the Palace won 3–0 . |
| 2 | Encouraged by their contacts with the British government and by the latter 's efforts , through Ambassador Hoare , to coax Franco away from the Axis , the monarchists believed that the Allies would actively support a change of regime in Spain . |
| 3 | She argued and pleaded with him , and warned Carolyn to keep Alan away from the house . |
| 4 | Tottenham have failed to prise Sheringham away from the City ground and are still looking for a replacement for Gary Lineker . |
| 5 | ‘ We will all do our our best to get Darlington away from the bottom of the table . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've promised to take Claudia away for the weekend , and she 's not going to let me off it even though we 're so shorthanded . |
| 7 | Harry had driven his friend over and was in boisterous good spirits at having been the first person to be allowed to take George away from the house . |