Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] away [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ormanroyd wins the header Speedy flicks it on again and Chettle er Chettle rather got it away as Jochim came in on him . |
| 2 | With her mind muzzy from sleep and cold , instinct alone turned her away from the Welsh Back . |
| 3 | Mike gently pulled her away from the sink and began washing up . |
| 4 | Scraping away the yellow clay , I discovered a metal drainage pipe , and the dam thing proved to be eight feet long when I finally wrested it away from its niche . |
| 5 | Our route soon took us away from the stream to open rolling countryside . |
| 6 | My mother 's stories also led me away from home . |
| 7 | He was direct and helpful , but he also steered me away from his personal life . |
| 8 | There were tears on her cheeks and he carefully eased them away with gentle fingers . |
| 9 | A police spokesman said the vehicle was not in working order and the thieves probably took it away on a trailer . |
| 10 | He angrily thrust her away from him , turned on his heel and walked out of the villa without another word . |
| 11 | Oh well th they , they seemingly sent them away by rail somewhere . |
| 12 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 13 | But Bosnich almost threw it away in the 38th minute when he fumbled a Jeremy Goss shot and was grateful to see Earl Barrett scramble the ball past the foot of his own post . |
| 14 | He held it to his nose and smelled its furry warmth , then spun it away from him with a twinge of regret at having torn it so wantonly . |
| 15 | He set his bag down and slipped the pendant over his neck , holding the jade circle a moment between his fingers , feeling the cool smoothness of its slightly convex surface , then tucked it away beneath his tunic . |
| 16 | He walked from the Old Bailey into Rosie 's arms — then pushed her away in her wheelchair . |
| 17 | ‘ No , Jordi , no ! ’ was all I could say as the train slowly carried him away into the dawn . |
| 18 | ‘ All in a good cause , ’ he commented with more of his inbuilt charm , but firmly took her away from things Baroque or Gothic by hailing a passing taxi . |
| 19 | It was a long time before Guy released his fierce hold on her , and reluctantly thrust her away from him . |
| 20 | Ooh , I thought you bloody sent her away for it , where you send ? |
| 21 | Hazel moved close to Fiver and quietly edged him away from the others , feeding as he went . |