Example sentences of "[be] away [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now they are away to a University of Wolverhampton team in the quarter finals.The Observer Moot is a national competition in which pairs of students representing law departments from universities in England , Wales and Northern Ireland argue points of law before a moot judge . |
| 2 | ‘ Why wait till they are away on a weekend ? ’ asked Mrs Cornforth . |
| 3 | A number of pupils and staff are away on a four-day school trip and efforts were being made today to contact them and break the dreadful news . |
| 4 | I am away on a short holiday in Scotland between August 14th-26th but would be pleased to discuss this over the telephone when I 'm back . |
| 5 | What is the best way to protect my plumbing system while I am away for a few days in cold weather ? |
| 6 | He had been Away on a Course when she first joined , and when she met him it was — as far as she was concerned — hate at first sight . |
| 7 | A teacher who has been away on a short course including elements of both these skills , and can therefore give useful general advice . |
| 8 | She had been away on a little holiday in Spain and knew nothing . |
| 9 | If anything , it has even more justified my decision to leave Coventry where I was manager and join Chelsea — I certainly could not have been away for a month if I 'd stayed at Highfield Road . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been away for a day or two ; I lost me father . ’ |
| 11 | And er if it 's more convenient , if you 've got er a lengthy inquiry , call into any tax office , the nearest one , I 've even called into tax offices when we 've been away for a weekend , just to pick up brochures and things like that . |
| 12 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , my husband 's been away for a while . |
| 14 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Only that you could n't help the police very much because you 'd been away for a couple of days , ’ said Melissa . |
| 16 | ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy . |
| 17 | I 've been away for a week and I had about 70 messgaes to read . |
| 18 | The city has changed so much that anyone who has been away for a couple of years could be forgiven for thinking that he arrived in a time machine , not an airliner . |
| 19 | No , cos I 've been away for a couple of days . |
| 20 | The trend , in recent years , has been away from a system of strict , item by item controls to broad limitations upon total borrowing . |
| 21 | ‘ If you 're away for a night … |
| 22 | I am sorry to have to say I shall not be able to attend the AGM since I will be away on a short holiday with my family . |
| 23 | ‘ In any case , were n't you going to be away on a course or something ? ’ |
| 24 | She 'll be away at a family wedding or funeral for a few days . |
| 25 | She 'd seen him with another woman when he was supposed to be away at a conference . |
| 26 | I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’ |
| 27 | If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat . |
| 28 | No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days . |
| 29 | Well I I shall be away for a while this summer , so hard lines . . |
| 30 | She thinks she 'll be away for a week and I 've been wondering who I could get to look after the house . " |