Example sentences of "take [noun sg] away [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there were all sorts of ways of taking money away from the wealthy and stupid . |
| 2 | Many people now use their cars to go shopping , and buy a whole week 's supplies — this has taken trade away from the small local shop |
| 3 | Further expansion would then have to take place away from the present urban area … . |
| 4 | Courts under pressure tend to rely on devices which take attention away from the underlying issues . |
| 5 | They had to try to take attention away from the accepted theory that Jibril and the Syrians were responsible . |
| 6 | Another small stream , also put to good use , was the Soudley Brook , sometimes referred to as the Forge Brook , which rises at Bilston Green and was used to take water away from the old iron workings . |
| 7 | The French view was reiterated by de Gaulle at a press conference in September when he attacked the Commission for acting unconstitutionally in attempting to take power away from the national governments , concluding with the statement that France would not participate in the Council of Ministers until the Commission retracted . |