Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] away [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said nothing , merely walked away leaving them to push it open and then shut it after them , and on Philippa explaining to his departing back that she wanted to look for her earring and take back the vases and one or two things ‘ out of his way ’ , he said as ungraciously as he could ‘ I suppose so ’ . |
| 2 | So saying , she bustled Theda back behind the curtain , bidding her change quickly that they might visit a milliner , and prudently went away to confer with Antoinette . |
| 3 | And I just walked away leaving everything — clothes , money , records , books … |
| 4 | ( She also took away supplies that were vital for all the fleet — a third of the Armada 's biscuit supply , a third of its meat , and sixty per cent of its currants , chickpeas and figs . ) |
| 5 | A young voice answered the telephone , a lad , but willingly went away to get his father . |
| 6 | In fact there had not been one unified element to the train which followed Artai 's progress but several , and those which were the designated efforts of individual districts of the city , or of the guilds , now moved away to become the driving force behind a carnival which ruled every street . |
| 7 | They attended some of the London Stop The Clause meetings in order to gain information and strengthen communication — unfortunately , they often came away frustrated and unsuccessful because of internal difficulties within the London campaign . |
| 8 | But Becky often skipped away to listen at the back . |
| 9 | ‘ It goes on to explain how the geneticists and the neurochemists — neurotransmitters and all that — are in on the act = ’ His red eyes searched mine once more , then turned away to stare at the solitary lamp . |
| 10 | He conceded a treble at the next end but then raced away to win by 11 clear shots . |
| 11 | Snappy bounded after her for a few yards , then scampered away to follow his mistress . |
| 12 | Amused by this demonstration of Portuguese laissez-faire , Ashley watched for a minute or two , then swung away to begin her shopping . |
| 13 | He gave her a hard-eyed stare , then swung away to look out of the window . |
| 14 | The Scots opened up a 20-shot lead over Ireland after just five ends and then pulled away to finish convincing 56-shot winners . |
| 15 | While Dennis maundered on , Karen filled her mouth with my shoulder and neck , then broke away to shout her brief replies in as normal a voice as possible . |
| 16 | He scowled at her and then lurched away to trap some other person with his clipboard and pamphlets . |
| 17 | ‘ Twenty minutes , ’ the guard replied , then hurried away to help someone with his luggage . |