Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] away from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed to the doorway and led them away from the shed . |
| 2 | An Elf war fleet led by Tyrion defeats the Norse in a huge sea battle and drives them away from the coast of Ulthuan . |
| 3 | She wanted to snatch them up and hide them away from the coolly assessing scrutiny that seemed to lay her bare . |
| 4 | If you want to produce as many young as possible , it is best to hatch and rear them away from the parents . |
| 5 | He grappled with Slatter , tearing him away from the motionless body . |
| 6 | Elvis had then travelled forwards in time , locating each potential mother of the Anti-Christ and wooed her away from the Satanic father to be . |
| 7 | A firm hand caught hold of her left arm , drew it away from the female curve of her body . |
| 8 | Realising that it is far too late in her life to expect her to do more than make an effort to modify this trait in her character , you should see if you can direct it away from the home . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend has shown the utmost skill and stamina over the past two days in keeping us away from the dangerous path towards the centralised Europe that none of us who are good Europeans want to see . |
| 10 | An empty drink tube rolled between their feet as the jitney wheeled into motion , whisking them away from the cargo concourse and plunging into the tunnels of Plenty . |
| 11 | Returning to London , and influenced by Ruskin and Octavia Hill , she went to work as a volunteer at a number of slum-housing projects around Marylebone , where her contributions ranged from carpentry to moral tutoring and advising the poor of the district on careers , and attempting to lead them away from the evils of alcohol . |
| 12 | Eyuphuro , from the Macua word meaning whirlwind , is an apt name for a band which whirls you away from the all-too-prevalent perception of Mozambique as a place of war , famine and refugees , to the image of a young and dynamic society . |
| 13 | Eyuphuro , from the Macua word meaning whirlwind , is an apt name for a band which whirls you away from the all-too-prevalent perception of Mozambique as a place of war , famine and refugees , to the image of a young and dynamic society . |
| 14 | In a flash he was pushing her away from the path they were making and into the cover of the undergrowth . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , do n't be ridiculous , Giles , calm down , calm down , come and have a nice Perrier water , ’ said Liz , taking his other arm , and , with Kate , attempting to lead him away from the fracas , as one would a child in a playground from its tormentor ( for Giles 's antagonist Paul Hargreaves , pale faced , dark suited , silver-grey tied , was smiling calmly with a horrible amusement at this distressing scene ) : but the desperate Giles was beyond leading , and fell back heavily as he attempted to disengage himself from his two intercessors , crashing into a large fern and some pots of bulbs and sending earth and splashes of champagne over the carpet . |
| 16 | Casting an unreadable look at Isabel , the boy obeyed , taking Ellen by the arm and urging her away from the church . |
| 17 | Do n't forget that it gives us another chance to make progress in Europe this season ; success for Linfield and of course Crusaders may yet lift us away from the bottom of the ladder and give us a chance of avoiding those detested preliminary rounds . |
| 18 | You see , I needed to see you away from the château , and I could n't be sure you 'd come with me today . |
| 19 | And forever drawing you away from the garden are the stupendous views , of the curve of Porth Neigwl , of the Merioneth Mountains , and even , on a clear day , down the full length of Cardigan Bay to St David 's Head in South Wales . |
| 20 | When you 've got them away from the mains , what d' ya do with them ? |
| 21 | As soon as the chicks are mobile , she leads them away from the nest and down to the shore . |
| 22 | But the Ben must be bagged , and happily it can be combined with the ascent of another massive Munro , Carn Mor Dearg , which will steer you away from the tourist path and into some grander territory . |
| 23 | ‘ Look , sweetheart , must n't keep you away from the punters . |
| 24 | She had not killed him , she was leading him away from the open mouth of the cave and towards the distant city . |
| 25 | He reads : ’ Not that way , ’ cried his pessimistic friend grasping Toad 's arm and directing him away from the especially grim and oppressive corridor into which his laboured steps seemed automatically to have led him |
| 26 | Your only chance is to pull at him from the side , which may steer him away from the refuge he seeks . |
| 27 | In a moment he had gripped her hand in his and was pulling her away from the bale on which she had been resting . |
| 28 | ‘ Why not ? ’ he derided , pulling her away from the table and against the hard warmth of his body . |
| 29 | He now stepped backwards , pulling her away from the piano and into the middle of the room towards the couch , and he had almost to force her to get her stiff body to sit down on it . |
| 30 | A hand reached past the man and caught her arm , pulling her away from the wall , away from the sickening touch of those fingers on her skin . |