Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] away [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She levered herself away from the door , crossed to the heavy old sideboard and took out the bottle of whisky and a glass . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This was the only time she allowed herself away from the business of the shop or the house above it . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I hid myself away in the long grass at the edge of the wood near Sykes Farm . |
| 6 | ‘ It was his first job and he locked himself away for the day with a feather and a bottle of wine , ’ remembers Sally . |
| 7 | Angrily , she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood . |
| 8 | I heard no more of the debate and to the astonishment of my fellow delegates I stormed out of the auditorium and locked myself away in the Ladies to howl out my rage , alone . |
| 9 | She eased herself away from the rail . |
| 10 | He 'd stayed there ( ‘ in Didcart ’ ) much longer than he 'd intended ; and when finally he tore himself away from the Cornish Riviera and the Torbay Express he 'd walked back to Didcot Parkway Station at about five o'clock , and caught the next train back to Oxford , where he 'd , er , where he 'd had a quick drink in the Station Buffet . |
| 11 | When the immediate formalities were over , he left Algeria for the last time , and flew back to Paris , where he shut himself away in the house at St-Cloud , seeing no one . |
| 12 | She was an anchoress , one of the many recluses of the period who shut herself away from the world to pray in solitude : we can still see the foundations of her anchorage next to the church which is now called St Julian 's in Norwich . |
| 13 | Then the ship tore herself away from the reef , back broken , thirty feet of bow section diving free . |
| 14 | With a shout of pain he tore his hand free , the flesh ripping as he dragged himself away from the knife , leaving it embedded in the wood . |
| 15 | The barman dragged himself away from the knot of men deep in conversation about the price fetched by a piece of land across the road . |
| 16 | Easing the damp khaki cotton of her culotte suit away from her perspiring skin , she drained the glass of juice and dragged herself away from the mesmerising sight of the turquoise water and army of waving coconut palms . |
| 17 | Simon pushed himself away from the table and went back to the hissing kettle to make his coffee . |
| 18 | Fearon pushed himself away from the door . |
| 19 | He leant back and pushed himself away from the table , sliding backwards on the castors of his typist-style chair . |
| 20 | Rohmer pushed himself away from the corridor wall , smiling . |
| 21 | Jimmy had been shaken by those sounds , more shaken than the others , for good reason , but Cardiff could see that he was unprepared to show it as he pushed himself away from the reception counter . |
| 22 | With a sob of relief , he pushed himself away from the step and back to his feet again . |
| 23 | Jeopardy pushed himself away from the wall , his arms still folded . |
| 24 | Guy pushed himself away from the hut and strode across the clearing to make sure his horse was secure for the night . |
| 25 | She touched the floor , and pushed herself away from the table . |