Example sentences of "away for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was glad to get away for a change of scene , as it had just been confirmed that Steve had been killed , and her place was taken by Nancy , a tall , dark Scots girl , who fitted into the Met team very well . |
| 2 | With so many intriguing narrow streets and interesting local markets to explore Delft makes the ideal destination for a quiet relaxing weekend and Amsterdam is only an hour away for a change of pace . |
| 3 | For the past five years Egham Swan Sanctuary has collected the swans and taken them away for a kind of annual holiday … |
| 4 | A plan occurred to her ; she and Lucy would go away for a weekend to the heart of the country , roses round the door , and find out how they would be lovers . |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd better tell me what you were doing , going away for a weekend with a married man , ’ he suggested quietly . |
| 6 | She had been so pleased when Dr. Briant had suggested she lunch with him in the medical staff dining room , aching as she was to get away for a while at least from the uncomfortable atmosphere of the Maternity Ward . |
| 7 | Soon the fine weather would come , she would be able to take rides along the coast road , get away for a while from the interminable drawing-room meetings and card calling that wearied and bored her . |
| 8 | Where did you go away for a fortnight to ? |
| 9 | Going back to your earlier point , the , the press do need to have a contact , and it 's very important that the contact is contactable and that , that they have n't gone away for a holiday during the two weeks in which the the thing is an issue . |
| 10 | But he will slip away for a holiday in a luxury Spanish villa after the final ceremony . |
| 11 | He was delighted that Hoare planned to get away for a holiday in Switzerland . |
| 12 | If I had gone away for a couple of days , I returned expecting almost to have to push the door open but to my amazement , the place was immaculate . |
| 13 | The young Robert Zimmerman had changed his name to Bob Dylan and had been wailing away for a couple of years or so , and Nicholson was among the first of his fans who listened to and studied the words of his anti-establishment anthems , ‘ The Times , They Are A-Changin ’ and his ‘ Mr Tambourine Man ’ which was a taunting , haunting song with a very hard edge that white middle-class youth took to be an ode to a dope dealer , which Dylan denied . |
| 14 | What we both needed was to get away for a couple of days , to go somewhere peaceful , relaxing and free of any association with the past , where we could work out where we stood . |
| 15 | Engage an independent consultant today ( there are still one or two good ones left ) and arrange to take your team away for a couple of days to brainstorm out a vision of success for the next two to five years . |
| 16 | From time to time he takes his team away for a couple of days to provide a further stimulus . |
| 17 | They 've helped me with the baby , they take her away for a couple of hours a day , and they take you out to places — sports centres and hospitals . |
| 18 | ‘ She 's away for a couple of days . |
| 19 | ‘ Only that you could n't help the police very much because you 'd been away for a couple of days , ’ said Melissa . |
| 20 | It 's really if you 're sort of gon na be away for a couple of weeks . |
| 21 | ‘ Since , however , he is away for a couple of days , there is little possibility of your doing that ! ’ |
| 22 | The city has changed so much that anyone who has been away for a couple of years could be forgiven for thinking that he arrived in a time machine , not an airliner . |
| 23 | No , cos I 've been away for a couple of days . |
| 24 | Normally that should present no problem to the team batting second , but none of them could dominate the bowling and the low total seemed to spur England to some brilliant fielding ; when Botham got Gomes and Richards in successive overs , the game moved England 's way , and the rest of the wickets drifted away for a total of just 148 . |
| 25 | It was sent to Alison 's brother , Mark , and implied that she and their father had gone away for a break as both were suffering from depression . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , since I 'm not needed , ’ she pipes up , ‘ I 'll just slip away for a walk on the beach . ’ |
| 27 | The Resident Magistrate said he was tempted to put O'Donnell ‘ away for a period of time to reflect on what you have done ’ but , he said , sentence would be deferred until he had seen probation reports . |
| 28 | ‘ We eventually fell madly in love and went away for a string of dirty weekends . ’ |
| 29 | John Hendrie burst through in the closing minutes , but his strong shot was pushed away for a corner by Bob Bolder . |