Example sentences of "[vb base] away from the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ And walk away from the best chance we 've had in years to complete the mission ? ’
2 From here walk away from the main road and go left onto Dene Terrace , crossing the stile into the wood at the end .
3 She attempted to shift her gaze and break away from the invisible hold he had on her .
4 Whilst TechDoc is certainly one of the older and more established of these compartments it is undergoing rapid change as the vendors break away from the dedicated hardware platforms of their recent past .
5 On the other side of the road , two old aboriginal women , one with a grey beard , stumble away from the local park after their afternoon drinking session .
6 This research has shown that they swim away from the European coast in a roughly north-westerly direction at a depth of about two hundred feet until once again they reach the edge of the continental shelf .
7 And while the UK red-and-white breeds might seem the obvious target for NRF salesmen , Prof King believes breeders of black-and-white cattle who shy away from the extreme Holstein type may find the NRF of interest .
8 It is when we get away from the domestic scene that the more serious flaws become apparent .
9 Lean away from the other person with hands clenched , arms crossed and legs crossed .
10 Top teams traditionally stay away from the gruelling west African rally , making it an irresistible attraction for those teams which can not win elsewhere .
11 Although the threat of having to meet Rohan had been removed , the wedding was still going to be an ordeal for her , and she 'd been sorely tempted to plead sudden illness and stay away from the actual ceremony and celebrations .
12 Keep away from the deep-fried scampi and mixed seafood and the numberless fish in wine and butter sauces .
13 Keep away from the fried batter and won-ton pastry dishes and ask for steamed or boiled rice .
14 Tomorrow night we move away from the Chilean coast and travel 13,500ft up into the Bolivian Andes , where Oxfam is helping the indigenous Indian people who are struggling to make a living now that their mines have closed down and their farmland been destroyed by drought .
15 Once we move away from the traditional accounting statements and unit cost statistics , the possibilities are unbounded .
16 For instance , ash we build up an initial market share with a tyre that does not wear out we move away from the long-term profitability because replacements fall sharply .
17 A noteworthy exception to this trend can be found where some writers have proposed that financial reports move away from the relative subjectivity of all accruals accounting ( subjective because of depreciation charges , stock valuations , etc. ) to the relatively more objective cash flow accounting ( which recognizes only cash inflows and outflows ) .
18 If we move away from the national level to consider the smaller local communities , or particular institutions such as factories and offices , colleges and schools , it is quite clear that there are no problems of either size or communications which stand in the way of their being governed according to the principle of direct participatory democracy .
19 The bream pick up a bait by simply sucking it to the edge of their lips , and then move away from the main shoal to consume it .
20 I step away from the front door into the floodlight and realise that the dogs are n't round the back .
21 Through an alcoholic haze , Manville saw the dark blue Dodge pull away from the opposite kerb and cruise towards him .
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