Example sentences of "be [to-vb] away from [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if they were to meet away from school , out of uniform , no longer under the watchful eye of the masters and mistresses in their chalk-marked black gowns , then maybe it would be different . |
| 2 | The alternative plan is to get away from road racing for a spell and use the time to do some track training , with the idea of running track races through the summer months . |
| 3 | But you know , dear boy , the only possible reason for taking a job like this is to get away from school or family . ’ |
| 4 | They share a common and deeply significant trend in philosophy , and that trend is to get away from hierarchy and control and to move towards emphasis upon what Peters calls ‘ The Front Line People ’ — and we know who they are ! |
| 5 | Here , the degree of control exerted by the fieldworker over the speech-exchange is the guiding principle , and the fieldworker 's aim is to get away from interview style ( that is , to lose control ) as soon as possible . |
| 6 | Another current trend in historical writing in South Asia is to move away from analysis at the local , regional or national levels and instead attempt to trace the linkages between various localities and the wider society , economy and culture . |
| 7 | For some the trend of the 1990s is to move away from package holidays towards the individual tour where travel agents help the client to arrange a personal itinerary . |
| 8 | In fact , she adds , the aim of the Challenge was to move away from elitism and to offer an opportunity to ‘ normal people ’ . |