Example sentences of "[verb] away for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er this hundred and twenty pound radio was knocking away for a five quid in the end er I er I heard . |
| 2 | For more recipe ideas send away for a free booklet to ‘ Salads through the seasons ’ |
| 3 | This planning diary should show , for example , weeks in which certain lecture courses begin or in which certain work assignments are due for presentation ; weeks in which there are social or sporting events ; weeks in which you are free to take a break or to go away for a few days . |
| 4 | I 've only met kennel cough once and that was last year , when a dog belonging to a friend caught it after having been boarded out when she had to go away for a few weeks . |
| 5 | It could be that the couple simply decided to go away for a few days , but those who know Mrs Allsopp say it 's unlikely she would have left without telling anyone . |
| 6 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 7 | He 's probably going away for a long time , that 's why . |
| 8 | ‘ They were apparently going away for a long weekend vacation . |
| 9 | I knew she was unhappy about his going away for a whole weekend when she was too sick to accompany him . |
| 10 | I would n't mind going away for a few days , but |
| 11 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 12 | After that there was no way back for Foulds as Doherty raced away for a 5–2 win , sealing it with a 60 break in what proved to be the final frame . |
| 13 | And a fair bit left over to put away for a rainy day , I daresay . ’ |
| 14 | Every month almost two thirds of the British population participate in some kind of sales promotion , either by trading in a money-off coupon , entering a competition or sending away for a free gift . |
| 15 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 16 | The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’ |
| 17 | The opening ‘ The Basement ’ is most disturbing , Blood explaining what can happen when your parents go away for a few months and leave you with your crippled sister : ‘ It started out with spankings with the neighbour looking on/She paid her daughter 's boyfriend who would whip me all night long … ’ |
| 18 | He chewed away for a few moments and then nodded with pleasure . |
| 19 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 20 | They 've gone away for a few days . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh — it 's my son — he 's got cystic fibrosis , and my wife 's gone away for a few days with a friend for a break . |
| 22 | Some fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while . |
| 23 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 24 | No , well that 's it int it ? so er if things are reasonable we might just go away for a long weekend or something , go find us a place in Southport for a weekend |
| 25 | However , he left the next day , calling later to ask Lorna to meet him nearby with £500 cash so he could go away for a few days . |
| 26 | All the general SVQ tutors , and the SVQ co-ordinator went away for a three-day residential to develop the programme . |
| 27 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
| 28 | She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? " |
| 29 | He was able to get away for a two week holiday in Switzerland at the end of August , where he relaxed and swam in Lake Geneva : it was the one European country which he found not to have changed out of all recognition , and he took an annual holiday there . |
| 30 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |