Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] away a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We defended badly and threw away a game we should have won 3–0 , ’ he said angrily .
2 ‘ Sorry all , ’ said Fred , and threw away a club .
3 They went and gave away a goal after only 5 minutes .
4 In only his third full senior game , he produced a creative , mature performance that was too much for Liverpool at Anfield — where Parlour made his League debut last January and gave away a penalty .
5 Moments later , Town were in trouble again , when Viveash dived in for a challenge and gave away a penalty ; an expensive tackle , as Mark Pembridge slammed home the kick , which Fraser Digby almost saved .
6 The old pals reunion at White Hart Lane … that 's Spurs v Swindon finished as it started all square … former Town favourite David Kerslake set up the Spurs goal for Jason Dozzell … and then another old County Ground hero Colin Calderwood went and gave away a penalty … it looked like a handball at first but Calderwood was guilty of pushing …
7 The crooks drove into the factory at Slough , Berks , and towed away a trailer containing £36,000-worth of the bars .
8 He invited Tim to help himself , and Tim stretched out a hand and carried away a croissant so that the arrangement she had constructed lost its pinnacle .
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