Example sentences of "and [verb] away [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Our perambulations were interrupted now and again when other young friends with babies , hove in sight and , being infectious , we had to wave from a distance and hurry away from each other .
2 When flowering is over clean containers and put away until next year , or pot up with winter pansies .
3 ’ Denying to Louise that he is vain ( December 9th , 1852 ) , he distinguishes between Pride and Vanity : ‘ Pride is a wild beast which lives in caves and roams the desert ; Vanity , on the other hand , is a parrot which hops from branch to branch and chatters away in full view .
4 Pride is one thing : a wild beast which lives in caves and roams the desert ; Vanity , on the other hand , is a parrot which hops from branch to branch and chatters away in full view . ’
5 I knew he would , of course , and turned away without another word .
6 In this time you will be reduced as far as possible to walking cannon fodder and rushed away to some hell hole .
7 Joe held out his hand , they shook hands and walked away from each other , Joe feeling that he had done what he could to save Maureen from wrecking her life and suffering years of pain but troubled by sympathy and liking for Chris .
8 She watched him whip his horse and drive away at breakneck speed .
9 The seal saw them shimmer and melt away until one day the penguin said to her :
10 And keep away from any wiring , ’ volunteered the Thing .
11 It would , of course , be rather unnatural if weaknesses within the school were n't quietly noted and stored away for future reference .
12 And it 's all written down and stored away in some bank vault in the city . ’
13 A Labour back-bench bill to widen freedom of information and do away with unnecessary secrecy was given an unopposed second reading in the Commons today .
14 and then they went off and talking away to each other , it was , it was lovely .
15 Quite apart from the unique trousers , the jacket was similar to those worn by cavalry officers as dress kit , buttoned at the throat and falling away at each side .
16 So confident is BMW of its fuel efficiency and smoothness that fifth gear is now direct drive instead of an overdrive , an interesting move that adds flexibility to performance when pressing on , and the ability to trickle along and pull away in high gear with a minimum of protest .
17 Acceptance of this , says Senator Mitchell , would remove a deterrent to polluters — and take away from individual American states their right to set tougher environmental standards than the federal government does .
18 The advanced technology of Ticene means that any grease splashes which land on the inside of the oven , spread themselves over a large area and burn away at normal cooking temperatures .
19 It was the first time she 'd ever spoken to Aunt Sarah and come away with this feeling of no comfort , no help , weighing her down as if the big brass door stop from the porch had got lodged inside her .
20 Her lurex leggings , high suede boots and yellow sweatshirt are folded and tucked away with equal care .
21 To move to a rural area and to move away in some measure from traditional routine assembly techniques was seen as a partial answer to these problems .
22 A lot of people are classed as mad and shut away without any need .
23 Although it was barely daylight , they were already twittering and tweeting away at full pelt .
24 When the teacher involves the children in the preparation and clearing away of each activity , then further opportunity for sorting and sharing , and experiences of shape and space will occur .
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