Example sentences of "like [v-ing] away [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Stopping would 've been like looking away from a hypnotist 's swinging silver watch . |
2 | It is remote ( but accessible ) and sparsely populated , providing a perfect retreat for the beleaguered city dweller , or indeed anyone who feels like getting away from it all . |
3 | It would be like running away from him back at the basement . |
4 | I sometimes feel like running away from it all |
5 | You may feel like running away from a situation which no longer excites you mid-June . |
6 | It is a bit like running away from the police and just managing to keep one step ahead but not being able to get clear away ! |
7 | Like slipping away from a sleeping embrace , silently shutting the door behind one , tiptoeing off in the grey light of dawn — a stranger again . |