Example sentences of "[vb past] away [verb] 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 Popov came away waving a cheque from Mr Maxwell for £50,000 to buy medicines for sick Bulgarian children .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 He turned away to greet a man slouching by .
5 Giving him a look of disgust , she turned away to get a cup and saucer out of the cupboard .
6 Then he raced away to find a doctor .
7 He said nothing ; he put the phone down and walked away to get a bus .
8 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 .
9 Hoc nodded dumbly as his brother sped away to fetch a spade and rope from the cat 's quarters .
10 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 .
11 A nationwide search is under way after a fourteen-year-old who 's been arrested thirty-five times ran away afer a court appearance .
12 The proposal was blocked when some deputies stayed away to prevent a quorum .
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