Example sentences of "[verb] away a [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | The Gazza of old would have been tempted to flick that ball in the air and juggle away an outstanding chance for his team . |
| 3 | Many highly evolved species protect their fry from being eaten , as the parents are more able to drive away a would-be predator . |
| 4 | It tore past me , and I suddenly knew : the Wild Huntsman had commanded it to carry away a human soul . |
| 5 | She lifted a hand to her face and wiped away a greasy sheen of sweat . |
| 6 | A spokesman for Hampshire police said : ‘ It seems Mrs Soper died and then her husband passed away a short time later . |
| 7 | The Irish defender was furious when he was judged to have given away a late penalty for tripping Andy Sinton . |
| 8 | With minds on absent players 'Mere started cold and were lucky not to have given away a large margin within the first few minutes . |
| 9 | Many of the Minpins who had flown away a short while before were now returning on their birds . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | There is a backwards movement in saying No , which can be a slight withdrawal of head and shoulders ; a more emphatic shake of the head perhaps accompanied by the hand pushing away an undesirable request or person , e.g. Juliet 's rejection of Paris in the Bedroom scene . |
| 12 | He has n't altered , that I can see , since he came away a rich man . ’ |
| 13 | CAUTION — make sure you get the ball and not the player , or you could give away a free kick ! |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Leon , more conscious of his status as guest , put away a fair amount less overtly . |
| 17 | But no amount of determination could wipe away a strong feeling of apprehension . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | BILLY BONDS hit out at his West Ham side after they threw away a 2-0 lead in a 2-2 draw with Luton at Upton Park . |
| 20 | It was an afternoon of high drama and low farce in which Cambridge all but threw away a 15-0 lead before Oxford , with a plethora of errors , nullified two fine tries by their American wing Hein . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The former England international slammed the new rules as ‘ crazy ’ after his side threw away a three-goal lead . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He goes ah , no thanks , somebody just threw away a lovely corn on the cob . |
| 25 | He had dismissed her from his mind as he would swat away a troublesome fly . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He sighed , and softly wiped away a single tear with the tip of his finger . |
| 28 | This entailed shovelling away a considerable drift of snow . |
| 29 | She reached up , feeling him flinch as she ran her finger lightly over the chiselled perfection of his upper lip to wipe away an imaginary trace of lipstick . |
| 30 | and filing away a rough edge . |