Example sentences of "away from [pron] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because his refusal to be sincere about his feelings toward her leads her further away from her own values , she begins to resent the way in which he constantly gives her the linguistic slip : ‘ Concepts which still meant much to her , by which she had once lived , were swerved aside with a smart epigram , a pun , a quotation , a dirty story ’ ( 170 ) . |
| 2 | She 'd never been to Adam 's , but she knew he was renting a small cottage just a few miles away from her own home . |
| 3 | LAURA STONE , of the Liverpool Notre Dame Association , who sent us this report , commented : ‘ Let us remember all lay and religious people who are away from their own countries and families , working for those less fortunate than ourselves and bringing in the Good News from afar . ’ |
| 4 | Nevertheless , these schemes play a small role and they are particularly useful for people who need a short break away from their own families and for carers in need of respite ; they can also help someone moving towards a more independent life from a closely sheltered environment . |
| 5 | I thought our social services people did that if they run that why should they direct people away from their own livelihoods . |
| 6 | If the British system of policing is a social construction geared to the maintenance of élitist power and is primarily concerned to keep control over a materially disadvantaged underclass , then these same ‘ dangerous classes ’ seem to have willingly entered into this game of power-relations with their masters ; and by doing so they have deflected attention away from their own lack of privilege and power . |
| 7 | Bristol C 2 , Leicester 1 LEICESTER 'S promotion hopes took a jolt against a bouyant Bristol City , who under new manager Denis Smith , are pulling away from their own relegation fears . |
| 8 | Some dignitaries did befriend her , usually to get her away from their own localities . |
| 9 | One hindrance to this arrangement may be the old person 's unwillingness to move away from their own circle of friends and familiar places . |
| 10 | A few painters seem to look deliberately away from their own time , nostalgically retaining the late archaic style . |
| 11 | The supply of carpenters in Scotland will not immediately increase : it takes time to acquire carpentry skills and existing carpenters in other parts of the UK may be reluctant to move away from their own area , partly because of the cost of the move and partly because they do not wish to leave their families and friends . |
| 12 | Self-abandonment leads us away from our own ego towards the unknown journey with God . |
| 13 | ‘ Not only do I have Penny 's word for it , but I happened to see Nicky on television last night , participating in a chat show that always goes out live from a studio just two blocks away from our own building here . ’ |
| 14 | Secondly , I 've read complaints about your subjectivity when it comes down to reviewing equipment , but I feel that you ca n't really get away from your own preferences , and why should you ? |
| 15 | Transfer attention away from your own anxiety : ‘ Turn your mirrors into windows . ’ |
| 16 | At one time it was assumed that the best approach was one of stealth and caution , particularly as the most productive place to fish was invariably no more than a rod 's length away from your own bank . |
| 17 | He wore an expression of abject defeat and for a short moment my attention moved away from my own troubles and I felt sorry for him . |
| 18 | Her cottage is on the prince 's 325-acre Highgrove estate in Gloucester , a polo ball 's throw away from his own home . |
| 19 | Ferrying American aircraft to Russia had kept him far away from his own village a few kilometres outside Moscow . |
| 20 | What if he 'd suggested the woods as being far away from his own territory ? ’ |
| 21 | It was the guest-room that was furthest away from his own room . |
| 22 | McLeish asked whereabouts and discovered it was three roads away from his own flat , so they complained enjoyably to each other about the local council . |
| 23 | He jumps away from his own mouth , going nowhere . |
| 24 | Gabriel looked for his parents — even though he knew by the local accents that he was far , far away from his own countryside . |
| 25 | as if running away from his own mind the tragic Haffey emigrated to Australia where Scottish exiles still see him as a figure of unrivalled fun . |