Example sentences of "[vb pp] away [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I returned after a ten minute wait and the clouds rolled away to waken the scene from its gloomy darkness .
2 Bell metal , an alloy of copper and tin , was then poured in and allowed to set before the clay was broken away to leave the bell ready for tuning and polishing .
3 The weight of gear hanging form my harness does n't bother me , because all my worries have fallen away to spend the day sulking at the foot of the crag .
4 Consequently , it mattered little whether the facade was retained or stripped away to reveal the reality behind it .
5 The offer of a quick flight was accepted without a moment 's hesitation and she was whisked away to join the gulls that swoop around the reservoir and over her roof .
6 It is being borne away to feed the eagle 's babies .
7 Not that we 'd actually fallen out , but I 'd walked away to check the markers and I had 127 to the hole and Lee said it was 147 — and that 's a difference between an eight and a seven — so I said , ‘ You got it wrong . ’
8 Happily , she was led away to cut the cake somewhere quieter .
9 As the coal went down over the winter months , these boards would be taken away to lower the height .
10 When the palace is allowed to decay and the stones are taken away to build the shanty town , then the frescoes and the tessellated pavements , the statues and the beautiful pottery are all lost .
11 The master was sent away to bring the rest of the money , but did n't return until a messenger was sent to fetch him back .
12 Ashley waited until their fellow diners had drifted away to explore the gardens or dip their hands in the cool water which tinkled in the stone fountains , and then moved her chair closer to her escort 's .
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