Example sentences of "[vb past] away [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To his credit , Parrott ignored the 16 points loss and nibbled away to put a game on the scoreboard by a 73–48 margin . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , I 'm so glad for you and George , ’ she said warmly , but when Elizabeth turned away to serve a customer , Tamar looked at Annie with a worried expression . |
| 3 | He turned away to greet a man slouching by . |
| 4 | Giving him a look of disgust , she turned away to get a cup and saucer out of the cupboard . |
| 5 | Then he raced away to find a doctor . |
| 6 | He said nothing ; he put the phone down and walked away to get a bus . |
| 7 | He was distracted by the stragglers being rounded up , and when a little girl broke away to chase a pigeon , her small hands outstretched and her face uplifted with delighted laughter , he looked ready to sweep the child up in his arms . |
| 8 | Hoc nodded dumbly as his brother sped away to fetch a spade and rope from the cat 's quarters . |
| 9 | He failed to control the ball when intercepting a pass from Chris Malkin 30 yards from goal and Pat Nevin nipped in and slipped away to guide a shot inside goalkeeper Kevin Poole and the near post . |
| 10 | The proposal was blocked when some deputies stayed away to prevent a quorum . |