Example sentences of "away with a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lifting his hand in a casual salute , he stepped back , leaving her no choice but to start the car and drive away with a casual wave . |
| 2 | ‘ Jamie got away with a black eye . |
| 3 | In Britain some 4,000 stations have gone out of use since the 1960s , and many of them have vanished altogether — swept away with a callous disregard for our architectural heritage that takes the breath away . |
| 4 | THIEVES have got away with a substantial amount of cash from the main branch of Lloyds Bank in Darlington . |
| 5 | I know she walks away with a hundred thousand dollars from each of those but money is not everything . |
| 6 | They took this idea to Prince Charles ' Youth Business Trust — and came away with a low-interest loan for £4,000 . |
| 7 | ‘ If I were a man , ’ she snapped furiously , ‘ you 'd find yourself lucky to get away with a bloody nose . |
| 8 | It gave the clients confidence in my abilities , and also told them any hopes they may have had of getting away with a fifty dollar fee should be left with the receptionist . |
| 9 | The shimmer of tears burned brightly in her eyes , and she rubbed them away with a trembling hand . |
| 10 | When you 're giving feedback to people , yes , there were going to bad things about what they 've done , yes , there 's going to be good things , but if you can catch the bad things between two good things , even if the good things are just saying thank you , they 're going to go away with a bigger smile on their face , and probably feel more motivated for the next time they do that task . |
| 11 | He tried to shift her arm in order to see the wound , but she turned away with a violent shrug . |
| 12 | You get away with a good deal , ’ he said looking at Taliesin thoughtfully . |
| 13 | But he tucked his manuscript away with a good grace . |
| 14 | But Clive Lawton , head of educational services , said there was still a long way to go , and he warned against being carried away with a good idea if it were to impoverish the rest of the scheme . |
| 15 | Leonora took out sweaters and shirts and underwear , putting them away with a vague feeling of trespass which failed to keep her from peeping into a folding leather picture frame lying at the bottom of the suitcase . |
| 16 | Well , in some countries this might be the only opportunity learners get to hear extensive chunks of the language , so you could treat it as a " language bath " session and concentrate on helping your learners come away with a general idea of the content . |
| 17 | I think what you say is quite true Chairman , but I still I think the bottom line to it is , at the end of the day , to do away with a strategic authority , such as the County Council , in my opinion , if you look at what 's happened in the metropolitan areas , er in the country , Tyneside , Manchester , the West Midlands , areas like that , West Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , and er London itself , the er the doing away with a strategic authority . |
| 18 | I think what you say is quite true Chairman , but I still I think the bottom line to it is , at the end of the day , to do away with a strategic authority , such as the County Council , in my opinion , if you look at what 's happened in the metropolitan areas , er in the country , Tyneside , Manchester , the West Midlands , areas like that , West Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , and er London itself , the er the doing away with a strategic authority . |
| 19 | ‘ No one would see it , and if they did they could n't very well ride it away with a flat tyre . |
| 20 | Pummel life 's tensions away with a new book on the Oriental art of massage . |
| 21 | But while many potential owners enjoy visiting the Shelters , it is not that easy to walk away with a new pet . |
| 22 | Tess Lemmon went down to the farm , looked a pig in the eye and , in the spirit of the continuing BBC1 series ‘ Lifesense ’ , went away with a new pig perspective . |
| 23 | Madame looked at her through a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand . |
| 24 | The pony , irritated by her slow pace , tossed its head , tore the reins from her grasp , knocked her over and trotted away with a malicious whinny and a triumphant shake of its mane . |
| 25 | Feeling sick with relief that she had not run away with a rich man , Frankie shook his head vigorously in agreement and clung to her arm . |
| 26 | America could then get away with a mild and relatively short recession , provided the domestic financial system did not spring any surprises . |
| 27 | Even by the sword , for all those evils must first be cut away with a strong hand before any good can be planted , like as the corrupt branches and the unwholesome boughs are first to be pruned , and the foul moss cleansed or scraped away , before the tree can bring forth any good fruit . |
| 28 | ‘ I am going away with a nice feeling . |
| 29 | At home you may get away with a subtle plan to mislead and manipulate trusting relatives , but people at work or in your community wo n't be so easy going . |
| 30 | At home you may get away with a subtle plan to mislead and manipulate trusting relatives , but people at work or in your community wo n't be so easy going . |