Example sentences of "[vb infin] away at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wash and brush up keeps the wheels in good shape … but sometimes mechanics can only sratch away at the problem . |
| 2 | In the morning the water would run , run fast and sweet along a mains pipe until it met with an obstruction and the water would eat away at the mass that blocked it . |
| 3 | ‘ If a husband or wife wants a family deep down , then it may eat away at the relationship and they may blame their partner for not allowing them to fulfil their needs . ’ |
| 4 | The moral of this tale you can carry away at the end of my story of two Corbetts . |
| 5 | Cynics have noted that the Northern Ireland team under the former attorney general , Sir Patrick Mayhew , is well-placed to forge friendly relations with the Ulster Unionists , should by-elections nibble away at the government 's majority . |
| 6 | ‘ He ca n't get away at the moment . ’ |
| 7 | He said : ‘ Look at the problems 12 years of Tory mismanagement will bequeath to us ; a balance of payments deficit financed by hot money , casino-type operation — money which will fly away at the prospect of a Labour victory . ’ |