Example sentences of "[verb] away a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | George fretted away a whole year there until the Allies landed in Sicily . |
| 32 | These are specially designed to cradle the fish securely in a comfortable position without wiping away a great deal of their protective mucous . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | To mark the video rental release on September 30 of Warren Beatty 's Oscar-winning gangster movie Bugsy , we 've linked with 20.20 Vision to give away a fabulous holiday in the States and £6,000 worth of videos . |
| 35 | NAPALM DEATH , who are about to commence their ‘ Campaign For Musical Destruction ’ tour , are to give away a free EP with their ‘ Utopia Banished ’ album , set for May 18 release through Earache Records . |
| 36 | THE HOUSE OF LOVE have rescheduled their one-off London date originally postponed from September and plan to give away a limited-edition single featuring a previously unreleased ten-minute track at the show . |
| 37 | She walked away a little distance , then came back to him . |
| 38 | When she grew calmer , he slowly released her and she walked away a few paces , staggering , digging her hands in her pockets and turning her back on him . |
| 39 | After Downes had been driven away , Morse and Lewis walked back to their own car , where Morse gave urgent instructions to the forensic lab to sent a couple of their whizz-kids over to the railway station — immediately ! — and to Kidlington HQ to see that a breakdown van would be available in about an hour 's time to ferry away a certain Metro . |
| 40 | Biting hard on her lower lip , Isabel brushed away a traitorous tear . |
| 41 | He removed his arm from my waist , kissed my lips , brushed away a stray hair from my temple then stood up . |
| 42 | David Robinson headed over from a corner after three minutes , Mark Prudhoe booted away a close range effort from Bobby Barnes after 22 minutes , while Ken Charlery lobbed wide with only the keeper to beat after 35 minutes . |
| 43 | Korda lacked the resources to lure away a significant number of Rank 's key directors . |
| 44 | We 're also giving away a cosy pair of totes Toasties — unique mittens for feet , with treaded soles — and a pair of gloves to keep you both warm on your flight . |
| 45 | As to feudalism , an inscription ( Syll.a 332 ) shows Philip 11 giving away a hereditary lease , and Greek city land at Amphipolis was doled out to Macedonians ( Arrian Indike xviii , cp . |
| 46 | To soften the blow , then , we 're giving away a special 100-page C64 Tips Book with the first issue , as well as the two tapes ( which 'll feature the excellent Continental Circus AND Gemini Wing among others ! ) , and all for the regular price of just £2.95 ! |
| 47 | And to prove we mean business — as usual ! — we 'll be giving away a special 100-page A–Z Book Of C64 Tips … absolutely FREE ! |
| 48 | Wild Turkey is giving away a free packet of turkey-flavoured crisps with every shot of the drink ordered . |
| 49 | Not only are we offering two exceptional videos at a special price , we are giving away a free slide set . |
| 50 | Thank you , WOMAN , for helping me to take pride in myself again , by giving away a free lipstick and perfume recently . |
| 51 | thank you Denis … two season tickets to the manor for you Mr. Mullins … we 're also giving away a United shirt apiece to six runners up … and they 're Lee Lowe … |
| 52 | On this third trick , East plays the Ace while West throws away a small Heart . |
| 53 | Grimm stumbled away a few paces . |
| 54 | And then this , this time I say well I 'm going to take away some money and I took away a negative amount and you 've finished up with more . |
| 55 | It soon forced the back door out , and then took away a great part of his furniture . |
| 56 | After World War 1 motor lorries took away a great deal of the short distance carrying from the narrow canals . |
| 57 | ‘ Smaointe ’ or ‘ thoughts ’ was inspired by the story of the beach at Margallen , where a great wave once swept away a small church and all that were in it . |
| 58 | You 've got no more money but twenty pounds so taking away a negative number is the same as adding , yeah ? |
| 59 | The youngest was a Spanish cabinboy who had run away a few years before from his vicious captain , the oldest a maroon from Benin who had fled a plantation on an island to the north : he had stowed away in a pirate ship that had stopped to draw water on Oualie . |
| 60 | They chose a point at which the bank reached steeply down to a pool , a slight bend in the course having eaten away a miniature beach on the far side . |