Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] away a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He soldiered manfully through the salmon soufflé and the beef Wellington while Lewis on the lady 's other side put away a tumbler full of vodka poured from a half-bottle in his pocket . |
| 2 | Stockton fire fighters swilled away a quantity of diesel after a small spillage in Portrack Lane , yesterday morning . |
| 3 | Flavia Sherman brushed away a strand of hair that had fallen across his eyes and smiled fondly at him . |
| 4 | DeVore looked away a moment , then nodded . |
| 5 | A guard kicked away a dog who tried to run under the scaffold to lick the dripping blood . |
| 6 | A MONSOON flash flood swept away a bus in northern Vietnam , killing 41 passengers , the state-run radio said . |
| 7 | Dr Groome brushed away a cloud of fine wires connecting the patient to his tank . |
| 8 | Norway gave away a penalty on a — very — inexperienced push by one of the new players in the team in the area and the turks got two more in the second half . |
| 9 | One man wiped away a tear and said : ‘ This is the night of Little Rock 's redemption . ’ |
| 10 | But peter pulled away a bit in the second round ( Thomson 71 ; Thomas 74 ) and he won by four strokes . |
| 11 | Sunderland had a new manager to show off … a big crowd to shout them on … and the bounce of the ball … but Swindon still came out on top … mind you when Shaun Taylor gave away a penalty in the first half … things looked a bit dodgy … |
| 12 | An unforced error by Faulkner gave away a penalty corner which was converted by Saeed Anjum . |
| 13 | Hereford were killed off at the start of the second half … they shot themselves as Steve Devine gave away a penalty … |