Example sentences of "[to-vb] away the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was standing at the gas-stove , turning a plucked chicken over the flames to singe away the tiny feathers left behind in the skin . |
| 2 | More or less fancied herself as a fox , the largest predator in the British Isles , beautiful pelt , amber eyes , full and gorgeous tail ; a stink to drive away the timid . |
| 3 | On May 7th , German troops massing at Thiaumont for an attack were suddenly blanketed by accurate air-directed artillery fire , and noted bitterly that , virtually for the first time , their fighters were unable to drive away the French observation planes . |
| 4 | Only that was n't much consolation at the moment , she admitted , as she began to walk up and down , flapping her arms to drive away the permeating cold . |
| 5 | They were both of them talking in these high and ceremonious terms , Cadfael suspected , in order to smooth away the first sore moments , and give Sub-Prior Herluin time to master his chagrin , and achieve a graceful retreat . |
| 6 | And so they had met ( it had been so easy , as it happened , for him to sneak away the previous afternoon ) nervously and excitedly outside the main entrance to the University Parks at 2.30 p.m . |
| 7 | At once , the waiters began to reorganise the tables so that as many as possible could sit under the parasols and to hurry away the unused cushions and linen so as not to let them be soaked . |
| 8 | If Protestant zealots were only partially successful in their attempt to sweep away the supernatural aura which had surrounded late medieval religion , their efforts to give the common people some grounding in knowledge of the gospels ‘ and a basic understanding of the Reformed theology of grace and salvation also met with only limited success . |
| 9 | The challenge to sweep away the old was unmistakable . |
| 10 | It recognized the need to rebuild the nation 's cities and to sweep away the old , guided by principles of economic , social and spiritual renewal , though there was no commitment yet to any one particular model of urban design and it was ignorant , so far , as to just how it would all be done and with what consequences . |
| 11 | On the darkened half-landing Frankie rubbed his face to wipe away the last of his tears . |
| 12 | But remove them carefully with tissues , and use a non-alcoholic gentle freshener on cotton wool as a ‘ rinse ’ to wipe away the last traces . |
| 13 | Surprise fought for supremacy over sheer relief , the final result hardly strong enough to chase away the last vestiges of fear . |
| 14 | Wheeler motioned him to an easy chair and made to put away the handsome leatherbound notebook in which he had been writing . |
| 15 | Though Clyde Vaughan ( 24 points ) , Scott Wilke ( 23 ) and Russ Saunders ( 20 ) were all firing , they struggled to put away the weakened Riders , 89-88 . |
| 16 | Britain and Europe must seize the opportunity that Gorbachev has helped to create , to negotiate away the military blocs of Nato and Warsaw Pact , get rid of nuclear weapons and cut the arms budget . |
| 17 | To chuck away the big time for a day out at Wembley would be a shame . |
| 18 | To celebrate the release of Marty 's new album , Jackson have asked us to give away the new ‘ Marty Friedman ’ Signature model , which is so new that even we have n't seen it yet . |
| 19 | The biggest task of the Leftist Unity party will be to lure away the working class from the Socialists . |
| 20 | The bicentenary year is an opportunity and a challenge , as well as a danger : an opportunity to take stock and to hear and see Mozart at his best , a challenge to clear away the sentimental cobwebs and let Mozart speak , but a danger that the world will be engulfed in mass-marketed whimsy . |
| 21 | It seduces me to kiss away the harsh words from your lips , to feel your mouth soften and tremble beneath mine . ’ |
| 22 | And that proved a costly mistake as super dad Polston pounced to prise away the three points and send the Canaries of Norwich flying high after again ruffling the feathers of their championship detractors . |
| 23 | It took Robyn ages to peel away the sodden material from her frigid skin . |
| 24 | ‘ We wo n't be in a hurry to get away the next time , will we ? |
| 25 | But she had an idea , from Cara 's remark about sending a card home , that her sister fully expected her to stay away the whole fortnight as planned . |
| 26 | In the attic room she lay on the narrow straw mattress listening to Sally 's snores , watching stars brighten in the charcoal sky and struggling to push away the growing sense of responsibility . |
| 27 | It seems that it was a hasty decision to take away the armoured car , which had become inseparable from the city 's history . |
| 28 | Why did she want to take away the one possession that was truly valuable to him ? |
| 29 | Take away one twelfth okay just write that down that you 've got to take away the one twelfth . |
| 30 | There can be no justification for the comments we have heard from certain leaders of right wing er trade unions , who wish to take away the very principle of what we 're talking about , the block vote , especially one , when one of 'em , allegedly , who have n't even bothered to pay their contributions to the General Election Fund . |