Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] away for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That they went just past the half-thousand was mainly due to Sohail , but the neat little Asif Mujtaba beavered away for 57 , and at tea the score stood at 252 for 2 , Sohail having gone to his century , the first ever for Pakistan in a Manchester Test , with an ondriven three from his 127th ball . |
| 2 | Nigel stayed away for two , three years … ’ |
| 3 | Helen got away for one day and they spent nine hours together in the open air . |
| 4 | Well we had two copies sent to us because Amanda sent away for some |
| 5 | Luke stayed away for two weeks , during which time Maria had convinced herself that she was unlikely ever to see him again without actively seeking him out , so she could only stare incredulously for several seconds when she opened her apartment door in response to the bell 's summons early on a Friday evening and found him standing there . |