Example sentences of "[vb past] away from a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in France under the Fifth Republic , West Germany moved away from a system of political parties based on class , religious and constitutional differences . |
| 2 | TORY back-benchers last night shied away from a rebellion over the Budget imposition of value-added tax on domestic fuel . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) Stephen Small raced away from a defender and was brought down from behind inside the area — an indirect free kick for obstruction instead of a penalty . |
| 4 | Gomarsall raced away from a maul to score an excellent solo try in 22 minutes and some fine handling produced a touchdown for left-wing Tim Stimpson three minutes later . |
| 5 | They went ahead in the 30th minute when Tommy Gaynor skipped away from a couple of tackles and let fly from 25 yards : no sign of gratitude there for Eoin Hand , Huddersfield 's manager , who had helped along his fellow-Irishman 's career in the early days at Limerick . |
| 6 | TONY AGANA last night walked away from a chance to rejoin Sheffield United on loan — and end his Notts County nightmare . |
| 7 | The hostess broke away from a clique of friends and bustled towards him , arms outstretched . |
| 8 | But still it 's an important paper that sort of broke away from a lot of the traditional thinking and led towards a lot more feminist stuff . |
| 9 | It screamed away from a rock behind him . |
| 10 | The invasion of Italy by Hannibal precipitated a series of military disasters on Rome and had a clear effect on her coinage : the purity of the silver was reduced ; the weight standard of the bronze coinage fell away from a standard of 135g to one of only 54g ; and a coinage of gold was issued ( before the Roman imperial period , gold coinage was unusual and generally produced only in times of emergency or crisis ) . |
| 11 | Halfway round the walk , they came to a chalk escarpment that sloped away from a ridge , falling about thirty feet to a small clearing . |
| 12 | Although energetic and successful in all the school activities , Ernest twice ran away from a home before joining a Kansas City Star as the cub reporter in 1917 . |
| 13 | Miners ' leaders attending a special conference of the National Union of Mineworkers in Sheffield yesterday backed away from a strike over the imposition of a 7.6 per cent pay rise by British Coal , when they realised there would be little support from members . |