Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] away as " in BNC.

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1 Do not lose interest and let the end of a sentence fade away as you scan your notes for the next remark .
2 In the match of the tournament , Drake took the first set 6–3 only to see his advantage melt away as Alger powered his way back into the reckoning with a blistering 6–1 win in the second .
3 Luce heard the engine start and the boat roar away as she obeyed Rosa 's respectful injunction to , ‘ Please come this way . ’
4 The only relief is that some of the heads wither away as new ideas take over , so that old techniques and formats become redundant .
5 It was interesting to observe how they arrived full of animation and determined to be good and entertaining guests and then to watch the slightly false vivacity fade away as the melin had its usual effect .
6 Almost without being aware of it she became part of the team , feeling any initial nervousness slip away as her actions became automatic and her training took over .
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