Example sentences of "it [verb] [noun] away [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aunt Tossie knew she had embarrassed him , but it drew attention away from Nicandra . |
| 2 | At the same time it diverted attention away from the underlying structural explanations of society and economy , as part of a general process of ‘ mystification ’ whereby surface manifestations are confused for root causes . |
| 3 | All good things , but it takes time away from you . |
| 4 | Thirdly , it draws attention away from more serious explanations of sex crime in terms of those aspects of social organisation and gender relations which encourage so many men to engage in sexually aggressive behaviour towards women . |
| 5 | Exaggerating the significance of passive ownership stakes or the potential for collaborative action , sometimes ideologically inspired , is unhelpful , in that it draws attention away from the crucial issues of management motives and competence , and the adequacy of the mechanisms of accountability . |
| 6 | And at the same time it draws attention away from your activities here in the Wilds . |
| 7 | So erm y'know there 's a sense in which some people feel rather suspicious of this sort o y'know the family dynamics type theories because it draws attention away from the responsibility of the people who actually do the abuse . |
| 8 | The SCO/IXI combine will be looking at ways of re-negotiating , where possible , some of IXI 's earliest deals , which saw it licence X.desktop away for very small amounts in some cases : ironically SCO was one of the earliest beneficiaries of that licensing policy . |
| 9 | He says that it took officers away from other duties . |
| 10 | We have been able to use it to take clients away for short term holiday respite breaks which have proved very successful . |
| 11 | The disruption of daily life may well be imagined ; it dragged men away from work and posed increasing demands for their upkeep on those who remained . |