Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] away [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elvis had then travelled forwards in time , locating each potential mother of the Anti-Christ and wooed her away from the Satanic father to be . |
| 2 | A firm hand caught hold of her left arm , drew it away from the female curve of her body . |
| 3 | With her mind muzzy from sleep and cold , instinct alone turned her away from the Welsh Back . |
| 4 | But Bosnich almost threw it away in the 38th minute when he fumbled a Jeremy Goss shot and was grateful to see Earl Barrett scramble the ball past the foot of his own post . |
| 5 | I hid myself away in the long grass at the edge of the wood near Sykes Farm . |
| 6 | He swung her away to the farthest end of the floor from the new arrivals . |
| 7 | They received him readily , and haled him away across the moist grass just touched in the hollows with rime . |
| 8 | He pulled her away from the driving jet of water . |
| 9 | The governor raised his shaggy brows at Flavia Sherman in a theatrical expression of sympathy as her husband launched into a detailed discussion of his hunting plans , and taking her by the elbow , he guided her away towards the waiting throng to begin introducing her . |
| 10 | Michael took the case from him and led him away to the hired car . |
| 11 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 12 | I kept him away from the old man . |
| 13 | Antoinette 's high heels tapped her away over the wooden floor of the landing , towards the front stairs . |
| 14 | He then spent three days at Fort King being questioned by people from the DIA , the FBI , the CIA and the DEA , and after that a bunch of US Marshals took him away into the Federal Witness Protection program . |
| 15 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 16 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |
| 17 | She stroked its neck , led it away from the interested crowd and over to the grass . |
| 18 | I gave it away to the wrong person . |
| 19 | Easing the damp khaki cotton of her culotte suit away from her perspiring skin , she drained the glass of juice and dragged herself away from the mesmerising sight of the turquoise water and army of waving coconut palms . |
| 20 | Nina took her hand again , and tugged her away from the open door . |
| 21 | As they dragged her away from the flaming Audi , she had turned and seen Adam lying on the road , shielding himself . |
| 22 | Quite suddenly he let go and sort of pushed me away at the same time . |
| 23 | To stop its silent nagging I pushed it away in the bottom drawer of my desk ; went to bed , thought about Bourani , drifted into various romantic-sexual fantasies with that enigmatic figure ; and failed entirely , in spite of my tiredness , to go to sleep . |