Example sentences of "[vb infin] away [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can one really strip away the lexical component leaving behind a non-verbal residue which has nothing to do with communication in words ? |
| 2 | The most striking example of an ( unsuccessful ) attempt at bribery was described by an officer who was offered a free choice of goods from a manufacturer 's showroom if he would pour away a formal sample he had just taken ( see s. iii , ch. 6 ) . |
| 3 | CAUTION — make sure you get the ball and not the player , or you could give away a free kick ! |
| 4 | Zuccarelli Labs also says that the patent does not give away the real secret of the invention . |
| 5 | Even if — which in some cases is a big ‘ if ’ — the patent system does not give away the vital clue to an innovative product of process , innovating enterprises now increasingly prefer to keep their knowledge to themselves in order to preserve their options on when , where and how to market it . |
| 6 | All too easily they feared , a recce might leave traces of the visit which , even if the lone navigator was not captured , could give away the intended landing point for an assault force . |
| 7 | But no amount of determination could wipe away a strong feeling of apprehension . |
| 8 | He had dismissed her from his mind as he would swat away a troublesome fly . |
| 9 | In a dynamic world you can not record and store away every little memo , every little documented change , every little recorded thought , every little written opinion , every little piece of regurgitated data . |
| 10 | She grinned : all the shit in the world could not blow away the simple wonder of this pastoral scene . |
| 11 | We are not chiropodists , we do n't actually cut away the hard skin because that i is a chiropodist 's job , but we certainly do have a good try at trying to get rid of as much hard skin as we can . |
| 12 | We 'll take away the other piece . |
| 13 | But they could n't take away the heavy bathroom ware and one of our blessings was the unlimited hot water gushing at our touch into the expensive surroundings . |
| 14 | It feels that the majority of customers will want to route SNA natively , rather than via TCP/IP , and believes that a reduction in royalties would take away the main impetus behind the Cisco Systems Inc-inspired APPI movement . |
| 15 | She wanted him to hold her properly , to put his arms around her in an embrace that would shut out the world ; she needed to feel the hot , demanding pressure of his lips on hers in a kiss that would take away the nagging ache of uncertainty . |
| 16 | At the end of his campaign Ortega announced that it was time to " put away the olive green " ( the colour of the Sandinista Army uniform ) and expressed the hope that the electoral process would " open a new chapter in co-operation between the USA and Nicaragua " . |
| 17 | If the dam , which has leaked at its toe for as long as any one can remember , should collapse , it would sweep away the busy tourist road the B3046 , seven houses and their inhabitants — and quite probably , the Parliamentary career of Peter Maxwell . |
| 18 | Sycorax would push away the young woman and click drily in her mouth . |
| 19 | So erm yes I think everybody 's very very disappointed as I think we probably heard with Paul Simpson because United certainly in my books , played some of the best football I 've seen them play since they 've been back in the second division in the erm first half , but really did let things slip away a little bit in the second . |