Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] away [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ben got away to a lightning start and won in a blazing 10.06 seconds ; Chidi ( not going to Scotland ) was second , and I was some way back in third place with 10.32 seconds . |
| 2 | As Mr Crump meandered away on a line his wife had drawn for him and in which he half-believed , John-Augustus recalled vividly a discussion he had overheard in the stable-yard earlier that morning . |
| 3 | Mrs Healy moved away like a ship under full sail . |
| 4 | As in France under the Fifth Republic , West Germany moved away from a system of political parties based on class , religious and constitutional differences . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) Stephen Small raced away from a defender and was brought down from behind inside the area — an indirect free kick for obstruction instead of a penalty . |
| 6 | SOCCER player Paul Pullen got away with a foul … his identical twin was sent off instead . |
| 7 | Then Jane goes away to a school called Lowood . |
| 8 | Eva polished away with a will , thinking of Samuel in the temple who did even the most menial work for God . |
| 9 | When they split up , Tree stayed away for a year , but reemerged to send Bailey a telegram when he married Marie Helvin . |
| 10 | Gomarsall raced away from a maul to score an excellent solo try in 22 minutes and some fine handling produced a touchdown for left-wing Tim Stimpson three minutes later . |
| 11 | Rory looked away for a second , towards the beach , where the long Atlantic rollers crashed against the broad expanse of gold . |
| 12 | Piper looked away for a moment . |
| 13 | They resumed their seats and Owen slipped away into a tide of music and colour . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , the future of her career was a constant background worry as the days and weeks of her appointment at Rummidge ticked away like a taxi meter . |
| 15 | Fellow countryman Luis Mendoza got away with a draw — but in the return Palacio was halted in the third round . |
| 16 | Mike scrubbed away at a fork . |
| 17 | In a few weeks we can expect to see the likes of Boris Becker chomping away on a banana between sets at Wimbledon , and the saga of the Euro-banana versus the Dollar banana is likely to keep the fruit in the news . |
| 18 | Nightingale scurried away with a bob . |
| 19 | Kenneth looked away for a moment , then cleared his throat . |
| 20 | They went ahead in the 30th minute when Tommy Gaynor skipped away from a couple of tackles and let fly from 25 yards : no sign of gratitude there for Eoin Hand , Huddersfield 's manager , who had helped along his fellow-Irishman 's career in the early days at Limerick . |
| 21 | So Minter went away with a flea in his ear . |
| 22 | At the age of thirteen Billing stowed away on a ship bound for Delagoa Bay . |
| 23 | Lorton strolled away to a shop which sold office equipment . |
| 24 | Grimm scuttled away up a ramp , pursued by debris and clouds of dust . |
| 25 | Yellow Wolf slipped away during a snowstorm the following morning , after Joseph had told him , ‘ You better go find your mother and my daughter . |
| 26 | LIVERPOOL manager Graeme Souness last night refused to discuss the goals that Mark Wright and David James gave away to a team of Third Division nobodies . |