Example sentences of "[verb] away a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | A reader " trained " in reading according to conventional interpretation ( by means , typically , of an English degree in an institution of higher education ) would probably be more disposed towards resolving invisible metaphors than someone reading simply to pass away a boring train journey . |
2 | Many highly evolved species protect their fry from being eaten , as the parents are more able to drive away a would-be predator . |
3 | It tore past me , and I suddenly knew : the Wild Huntsman had commanded it to carry away a human soul . |
4 | She lifted a hand to her face and wiped away a greasy sheen of sweat . |
5 | A spokesman for Hampshire police said : ‘ It seems Mrs Soper died and then her husband passed away a short time later . |
6 | The Irish defender was furious when he was judged to have given away a late penalty for tripping Andy Sinton . |
7 | With minds on absent players 'Mere started cold and were lucky not to have given away a large margin within the first few minutes . |
8 | Many of the Minpins who had flown away a short while before were now returning on their birds . |
9 | The most striking example of an ( unsuccessful ) attempt at bribery was described by an officer who was offered a free choice of goods from a manufacturer 's showroom if he would pour away a formal sample he had just taken ( see s. iii , ch. 6 ) . |
10 | He has n't altered , that I can see , since he came away a rich man . ’ |
11 | CAUTION — make sure you get the ball and not the player , or you could give away a free kick ! |
12 | In the first stage of surfacing , only the top of the fuselage will be above water-level — when we cut away a rectangular section over where the bomb is located I want as much water as possible below that section to dissipate the heat of the oxyacetylene torches . |
13 | I knew he hoped to take the treasure , cut every honest throat on that island , find and board the Hispaniola at night , and sail away a rich man and a murderer . |
14 | Leon , more conscious of his status as guest , put away a fair amount less overtly . |
15 | But no amount of determination could wipe away a strong feeling of apprehension . |
16 | The economics of all such awards are sound : give away a substantial sum of prize money ( preferably the biggest that most seductive word ) , spend a little more on promotion , and , most essential , appoint as judges a judicious mixture of ancient worthies , the current great and good , a television personality or some such , and perhaps a critic or museum man to add some small semblance of probity to the proceedings . |
17 | However , both lost form alarmingly in midweek , Chester losing 3–2 at home to Hebburn , while Durham threw away a two-goal lead before drawing at Bedlington . |
18 | The former England international slammed the new rules as ‘ crazy ’ after his side threw away a three-goal lead . |
19 | As Taylor began planning an improbable revival in Washington on Sunday against a Brazilian side that threw away a three-goal lead in a 3–3 draw with Germany last night , FA chairman Sir Bert Millichip emerged as a key figure . |
20 | He goes ah , no thanks , somebody just threw away a lovely corn on the cob . |
21 | He had dismissed her from his mind as he would swat away a troublesome fly . |
22 | The crest was granted to them by King Robert I of Scotland , when one of the family turned away a charging bull , threatening the King 's life . |
23 | He sighed , and softly wiped away a single tear with the tip of his finger . |
24 | This entailed shovelling away a considerable drift of snow . |
25 | and filing away a rough edge . |
26 | The method is simple and it relies on the duck 's instinct to try to chase away a threatening fox . |
27 | You will , in theory , be able to walk into a dealer 's showroom and drive away a road-ready car without even having to take a spanner to it . |
28 | George fretted away a whole year there until the Allies landed in Sicily . |
29 | These are specially designed to cradle the fish securely in a comfortable position without wiping away a great deal of their protective mucous . |
30 | Their best effort of the entire proceedings was a superb save in 75 minutes by keeper Kevin McKeown who brilliantly touched away a searing drive by full back John Drake who had moved on to a Totten free kick . |