Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] away the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet even the most productive thoughts and even the bravest of responses to the new dimensions of my predicament could not wholly keep the chill out of my bones or push away the icier gloom from above my head . |
| 2 | On this occasion I simply punched out an extra row of holes and cut away the damaged edge . |
| 3 | Awkwardly and delicately , as if her own arms and hands were unfamiliar tools , she gathered flowerpots on a cleared area of ledge , took a bucket outside and poured away the green standing slime . |
| 4 | With a groan that seemed to come from the bottom of the earth , Luke reached down and tore away the lacy silk that covered her . |
| 5 | Ma leans across with a tissue and wipes away the green drool . |
| 6 | The grooms and novices led away the horses , and wheeled away the light carriage into the grange court for housing . |
| 7 | Its operators bring the dip to the sheep and take away the left-over chemical which is disposed of at an approved site . |
| 8 | The other voice often brings immediate reward but takes away the inner light and hardens the heart , blinding us to what is right and what is wrong , so that we are no longer certain which path to take . |
| 9 | But take away the healthy assurance which grows from personal conviction and every pressure is likely to bear down on the weakened commitment and raise tremors of uncertainty which grow into doubt . |