Example sentences of "[verb] away with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reader might have come away with a Victorian idea of the inexorability of progress , each generation better , finer and braver than its parents . |
| 2 | Half a crown And you used to come away with a big piece of flat brisket and if he 's got any sausage left , or bits a of pork pies , he used to shove a bit of that in . |
| 3 | But Clive Lawton , head of educational services , said there was still a long way to go , and he warned against being carried away with a good idea if it were to impoverish the rest of the scheme . |
| 4 | ‘ Jamie got away with a black eye . |
| 5 | In the end I was burgled , and they got away with a large number of the works that I kept stored . |
| 6 | And they got away with a large quantity of tools and car batteries . |
| 7 | The perpetrator , the young Rugby lock , Smith , got away with a stern lecture from referee Steve Lander , who had been alerted to the incident by his touch judge . |
| 8 | When you 're giving feedback to people , yes , there were going to bad things about what they 've done , yes , there 's going to be good things , but if you can catch the bad things between two good things , even if the good things are just saying thank you , they 're going to go away with a bigger smile on their face , and probably feel more motivated for the next time they do that task . |
| 9 | Ways of retreat from this point are various and there is even a metal ring — I hesitate to say bolt — to facilitate an abseil. the able can reverse the climbs on the pinnacle 's short side and the crazy always have the option of hobbling away with a sprained ankle after ‘ successfully ’ negotiating Cook 's Leap , the jump across the gully to the main edge ! |
| 10 | And if I could n't make away with myself , how could the malais make away with a whole nation ? |
| 11 | ‘ I paid cash and drove away with a funny feeling in stomach over my decision , ’ Darren recalls . |
| 12 | They took this idea to Prince Charles ' Youth Business Trust — and came away with a low-interest loan for £4,000 . |
| 13 | The bolt came away with a tacky wrenching sensation . |
| 14 | And we came away with a true understanding of the value of the estuarine habitat . |
| 15 | Its headlights came on full beam , and it accelerated away with a rising roar which brought heads to windows all along the street . |
| 16 | They usually run them at below peak efficiency , they run The Russian reactors they tend to run 'em at maximum efficiency which is you 're very very close to the critical level where it could run away with a little mistake and whoops , you got Chernobyl . |
| 17 | ‘ I am going away with a nice feeling . |
| 18 | Going away with a small child is easy — thanks to a variety of items from lightweight buggies to portable potties ! |
| 19 | Old Fishfinger is a regular visitor to the PFK offices , from which he occasionally manages to sneak away with a few reader 's queries . |
| 20 | The pony , irritated by her slow pace , tossed its head , tore the reins from her grasp , knocked her over and trotted away with a malicious whinny and a triumphant shake of its mane . |
| 21 | He tried to shift her arm in order to see the wound , but she turned away with a violent shrug . |
| 22 | He remained silent for what seemed to be an eternity , and she turned away with a strangled sob . |
| 23 | He turned away with a dismissive , impatient gesture . |
| 24 | He wondered if he would feel her mouth against his again , but she turned away with a brief wave . |
| 25 | As she turned away with a heavy sigh , he heard her say , almost sadly : ‘ The boy knows his own mind . |
| 26 | She attempted to restore some order to her tousled hair with her fingers , then stroked on a little blusher to counteract at least a little of her pallor ; but there was little she could do to repair the ravages of the night , and finally she turned away with a heavy sigh . |
| 27 | Madame looked at her through a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand . |
| 28 | But while many potential owners enjoy visiting the Shelters , it is not that easy to walk away with a new pet . |
| 29 | I think we should have got away with a small Coke , should n't we ? |
| 30 | THIEVES have got away with a substantial amount of cash from the main branch of Lloyds Bank in Darlington . |