Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] away [prep] [art] [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 | She hid it away behind a bright , brittle insouciance which plainly worried Elise to death , but for several nights wept silently into her pillow , utterly shattered to find she 'd wanted Penry 's child quite desperately without even realising it . |
| 6 | Tears of pride stung her eyes and she brushed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 7 | He swung her away to the farthest end of the floor from the new arrivals . |
| 8 | They received him readily , and haled him away across the moist grass just touched in the hollows with rime . |
| 9 | A friend collected me and whisked me away to a quieter part of the island . |
| 10 | She found that tears were trickling from her eyes , and dashed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 11 | The tears welled up into her eyes again and she dashed them away with an impatient hand . |
| 12 | He pulled her away from the driving jet of water . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Then , not even glancing at the room beyond , or at a woman who had come out on to the stairs , she led him away to a small room of perfect luxury at the back of the house , which was clearly her own . |
| 15 | Michael took the case from him and led him away to the hired car . |
| 16 | The shimmer of tears burned brightly in her eyes , and she rubbed them away with a trembling hand . |
| 17 | She rubbed them away with an angry fist . |
| 18 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 19 | I kept him away from the old man . |
| 20 | Antoinette 's high heels tapped her away over the wooden floor of the landing , towards the front stairs . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It was n't an amused smile , but it was one that sent her away at a brisk and confident walk towards the house , and with a gratifying sense of being respected and appreciated . |
| 25 | She stroked its neck , led it away from the interested crowd and over to the grass . |
| 26 | I gave it away to the wrong person . |
| 27 | Nina took her hand again , and tugged her away from the open door . |
| 28 | As they dragged her away from the flaming Audi , she had turned and seen Adam lying on the road , shielding himself . |
| 29 | Quite suddenly he let go and sort of pushed me away at the same time . |
| 30 | 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 . |