Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] away from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed to the doorway and led them away from the shed . |
| 2 | She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass . |
| 3 | Elvis had then travelled forwards in time , locating each potential mother of the Anti-Christ and wooed her away from the Satanic father to be . |
| 4 | A firm hand caught hold of her left arm , drew it away from the female curve of her body . |
| 5 | Forging onwards in this way , they found themselves away from the river and in a hinterland of commercial London that was as alien to them as New York or Hong Kong . |
| 6 | This was the only time she allowed herself away from the business of the shop or the house above it . |
| 7 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 8 | With her mind muzzy from sleep and cold , instinct alone turned her away from the Welsh Back . |
| 9 | Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood . |
| 10 | I took Susan 's arm and walked her away from the scene of the crime . |
| 11 | So she chivvied him out of the cart-end and walked him away from the camp through knee-length grass . |
| 12 | Here we saw our first knife-fight which was clearly to the death — and Abu hustled us away from the milling throng which surrounded the two furious young combatants who rolled around like snakes in the dust attempting to stab each other with their " badiks " , the seaman 's dagger which few of the locals went without . |
| 13 | Taking a deep breath , he grasped Mait 's arm , and pulled him away from the enhancer . |
| 14 | Mairi launched herself again at Luch , tearing at her hair and clothes , beating , kicking , punching her till Ranald , racing back , pulled her away from the child . |
| 15 | Mike gently pulled her away from the sink and began washing up . |
| 16 | He pulled her away from the driving jet of water . |
| 17 | He is hurt and shaken , but he insisted on coming back with me to say thank you for making the message that warned him away from the bog . |
| 18 | The pilot stayed with his aircraft and steered it away from the school and bravely died with it to save others . |
| 19 | ‘ We got him away from the Chink . |
| 20 | He took her arm and led her away from the entrance . |
| 21 | Connors led him away from the others . |
| 22 | His natural instincts led him away from the pomp and ceremony of regal splendour to the poverty of London 's East End . |
| 23 | Stephen manoeuvred them away from the formal office seating around his desk towards some more relaxed sofas and chairs grouped around a low table . |
| 24 | The car took them away from the town , out through the flat fields and the irrigation pipes that ran along beside the road . |
| 25 | ‘ How long were you driving for after they took you away from the family ? ’ |
| 26 | Once they took one away from the woodpile and hid it in the stable and the mother searched everywhere , growing more and more distressed . |
| 27 | She eased herself away from the rail . |
| 28 | Security considerations kept him away from the frontline base of Vitez , but soldiers from the mountain stronghold travelled 30 miles through bandit country to see him . |
| 29 | I kept him away from the old man . |
| 30 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |