Example sentences of "to get away [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But good work by Thorneycroft allowed Baldwin to get away on the left and , though Liley kicked a third penalty goal for the Tigers , Northampton 's challenge continues . |
| 2 | ‘ We thought it was as good an excuse as any and we were all able to get away at the same time . |
| 3 | MOREOVER , individual examples of bias , such as the one I detected when Paddy Ashdown was allowed to get away with the ridiculous notion that he might do a deal with John Major just as easily as with Neil Kinnock , need to be balanced against the election coverage as a whole . |
| 4 | ‘ Very pretty , ’ said George , ‘ but how are we going to get away with the treasure , when we have no ship ? ’ |
| 5 | When he fell ill in 1857 he was granted £30 to enable him to get away for the winter , and six months ' leave of absence shortly afterwards . |
| 6 | Fortunately it did n't although the Romanians were able to get away for the silver . |
| 7 | Many would find it difficult to get away during the day to attend courses . |
| 8 | She could well understand how women in particular wanted to get away to the West where daily life was so much more convenient . |
| 9 | Eventually he managed to get away to the continent , and when he was restored to the throne nine years later , the story of the King 's narrow escape seized the public imagination . |
| 10 | ‘ We both wanted to get away to the countryside . |
| 11 | ‘ When I am on holiday I love to get away to the sun to a place where there is no television or telephone . |
| 12 | He managed to get away to the other side of the ring but Grant , who calls himself The Terminator , slashed away with both hands , forcing the stoppage . |
| 13 | In the Undercroft was the Guild 's now famous Baking Stall ( £643 ) kept supplied for the 6 days by our indefatigable cooks , who , it was noticed , were anxious to get away in the afternoons so as to return to their stoves ! |
| 14 | ‘ I go to the pub to get away from the wife ’ … |
| 15 | ‘ The idea of the new move is to get away from the possibilities of cross-contamination ’ , a ministry spokeswoman said . |
| 16 | I was glad of the break to get away from the monotony of the orchard with the constant sniping and mortaring . |
| 17 | Marx tries to get away from the idea of private property when discussing pre-capitalist social systems by using the phrase ‘ appropriation of nature ’ but in doing so he uses a word with the same root as ‘ property ’ . |
| 18 | I eat the meal inside the tent to get away from the wind , and even there I need an extra jacket . |
| 19 | If I want to relax I go out in the garden , anywhere to get away from the kids ' bawling . ’ |
| 20 | I wanted to get away from the boring white theme , but the only dress I really liked was one by David Fielden which had white fur and beading . |
| 21 | Italy 's greatest modern industrialist , Enrico Mattei , used to have to take to the air in his private jet in order to get away from the telephone and think . |
| 22 | To quieten her , to get away from the dark , lurking forest of the past , she said , ‘ I 'll get you a drink , though for the life of me I ca n't imagine why you are cold . |
| 23 | I had to make an instant decision , so I steered Foinavon to the right — the outside — to get away from the main part of the melee . |
| 24 | A third , a small blonde , always wore huge , baggy clothes and men 's hoots , saying she wanted to look aggressive , to get away from the things that being small and blonde are supposed to mean , and that when she walked down the street wearing her monkey boots and trench coat she felt great , confident and striding , and daring anyone to make a comment . |
| 25 | ‘ It is just brilliant to get away from the image of Charlene in Neighbours . |
| 26 | Kylie was also keen to get away from the mass-produced soap to work with material of a more sophisticated calibre . |
| 27 | People wanted to get away from the stereotyped chapels of plain benches , unvarnished woodwork and oil-lamps , chapels filled with the drone of ‘ psalm-singing green-grocers ’ and their families . |
| 28 | Galleries should be avoided , to get away from the idea of a theatre with an audience watching an actor but the pulpit must still remain the central feature . |
| 29 | I wanted to get away from the scene as quickly as I could . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We 're trying to get away from the rowdy image . |