Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] away the " in BNC.

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1 They asked him how he did it , and he replied , ‘ I just put away the bits of wood that do n't look like elephants ’ .
2 But even with her help I do n't concentrate properly in class , I just dream away the time , and then I ca n't answer the teacher 's questions . ’
3 I mentally put away the silver pistol .
4 She carried Wee Joe 's bowl to the kitchen table and they all watched as she gently moved away the bulb fibre .
5 The voice which Lewis had earlier thought well under control now wavered slightly , and with her handkerchief she quickly wiped away the light film of sweat that had formed on her upper lip .
6 But it still came as a surprise when she angrily pushed away the unfinished lasagne and stared at him directly .
7 She resolutely pushed away the memory of Dr Neil and the life which she had been going to share with him .
8 Now , pedicures is really a manicure of the toes , but what we do with a pedicure , we actually rub away the hard skin that you may have on the bottom of your feet , on the side of your big toe , that 's usually where it builds up , or on the ball of the foot .
9 it then takes away the acid from the joint .
10 While it may be debatable whether Suez marked the end of Britain 's imperial era , it undoubtedly blew away the mirage of coequality in the Anglo-American partnership .
11 But er it certainly did a lot for the bakers but as I said it certainly took away the happy family union that we had before .
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