Example sentences of "she [vb past] away a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She wiped away a tear that had crept unnoticed on to her cheek .
2 She walked away a step or two into the frost-sharp wind , then spun back into the lee of the burrow-mouth to face Ember .
3 Claudia 's smile vanished and she blinked away a tear at the thought of the poor farmers who had been so misunderstood .
4 She blinked away a tear and nodded .
5 She looked away a moment , noticing how the fire 's light flickered in the window pane ; how it cast a mottled , ever-changing pattern against the narrow opening .
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