Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] away at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now empty , decay and neglect are slowly eating away at the building 's fabric . |
| 2 | Ahead children lay like bundles of clothing on the edge of the road , only rolling away at the last hoot . |
| 3 | American and allied aircraft are already pounding away at the fixed and mobile missile launchers concealed in the desert of south-western Iraq . |
| 4 | At press time Sun was still chipping away at the price of the Tsunami Classic , so named because Sun expects it to become the standard by which all others are judged . |
| 5 | Still rubbing away at the counter , Maggie had to resist the desire to turn round and bring the wet cloth across the beautiful face to the side of her . |
| 6 | The old certainties that ruled computer industry analysis over the past 30 years are tumbling like autumn leaves , and commercial realities are now eating away at the traditional determination of Japanese companies to forget the bottom line and stick with major product sectors for the long term : Sony Corp says it is considering pulling out of Japan 's competitive word processor market to save the cost of developing and manufacturing new models , Reuter reports from Tokyo ; Sony began making word processors in 1985 and production reached a peak of 10,000 a month ; NEC Corp , Toshiba Corp , Fujitsu Ltd and Sharp Corp now dominate the market and Sony currently makes just 500 of the things a month , a drop in the 1992 market ocean of 2.6m machines . |
| 7 | I tell you , there 's one old cripple , ugly old bird — more chins than a Chinese telephone directory — sits there nodding away at the testcard when it 's on , does n't notice . |