Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was standing at the gas-stove , turning a plucked chicken over the flames to singe away the tiny feathers left behind in the skin . |
| 2 | Guns are shot into the branches to frighten away evil spirits . |
| 3 | She got down on hands and knees to sweep away crumbs , and in the gaslight she looked paler than ever . |
| 4 | Northam was to her the very image of unfertile ground , and yet other people lived there and stayed there when they had money in the bank and legs to walk away on . |
| 5 | We have ten Free Curl Combi stylers to give away — turn to page 54 for details . |
| 6 | Normally priced at £19.95 , we have 10 Free Curl cordless combination Brush and Tong stylers to give away ! |
| 7 | There are four shampoo variants and three creamy conditioners to choose from and we have 150 Moisturising Plus Frequent Use Shampoos to give away — usually priced at £1.29/300ml . |
| 8 | We have 30 kettles and 30 aprons to give away |
| 9 | Usually priced at £1.99/200ml , we have 100 sprays to give away . |
| 10 | In the meantime we 've got 24 notebooks to give away , so if you 'd like to be in with a chance of winning one , send a postcard with your name , age , address and pack name to : BROWNIE /Notebook Offer , . |
| 11 | We have joined Mr Fothergill 's to offer 200 sets in each colour to our readers : a total of 1,000 packets to give away ! |
| 12 | The sergeant had just told a group of kids to fuck away off . |
| 13 | Orcs expect Goblins to run away and it does n't really surprise them when this happens . |
| 14 | Just like other Orcs , Savage Orcs expect Goblins to run away and it does n't really surprise them when this happens . |
| 15 | Mostly , it has negative effects , enabling the richer nations to race away with an increasing share of the world 's economic wealth , often ‘ earned ’ by exploiting the resources of the poor nations ( see p. 226 ) . |
| 16 | After this brief period of comparative plenty , the snow returns , covering the high pastures in a blanket too thick and hard for the animals to scrape away with their feet . |
| 17 | Enhanced staffing under PNP enabled schools to break away from the tradition of one teacher per class and experiment with various forms of classroom-based professional collaboration . |
| 18 | Writing the software was somewhat tedious , but having to work at this level did help the designers to get away from preconceptions about interaction which they might have had if they had been working within the input/output facilities provided by a conventional mini or mainframe operating system ( for example , that it needs a RETURN to terminate user input or that the operating system can properly handle the echoing of characters to the terminal ) . |
| 19 | Meanwhile the police are warning drug pushers to stay away from future events or face the consequences … |
| 20 | Unfortunately for them , some of the Hurricane pilots failed to see this and stuck to their Fulmar , ignoring all signals to break away . |
| 21 | It makes some sense to argue that an animal needs less computing power to find leaves , which are abundant all around , than to find fruit , which may have to be searched for , or to catch insects , which take active steps to get away . |
| 22 | He urged holidaymakers to check with hotels before setting out for Llandudno , and for day-trippers to stay away this week-end . |
| 23 | Parking for 3,500 cars , either underground or else in a well disguised Post-Modern palazzo , will encourage shoppers to steer away from rival retail developments in surrounding Solihull , Leamington Spa and Kidderminster , along with the out-of-town Sandwell Mall and Merry Hill Centre . |
| 24 | This case although incomplete is nonetheless very instructive — it demonstrates a layered case , the ability of remedies to take away symptoms but not cure the patient and the fact that centesimals can be introduced when you have n't got the LM ! |
| 25 | Robert drew into himself and waited for his parents to go away . |
| 26 | It is another sign of the long-term influence wielded by English scholar-reviewers that England has been swifter than some European countries to evolve away from the multiculturalism of the 1960s . |
| 27 | We have £200 worth of Haar Sana goodies to give away to readers ! |
| 28 | We 've got a monster package of wonderful rock goodies to give away including : 25 Iron Maiden cut-to-shape Picture Discs , 25 signed W.A.S.P . |
| 29 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony shoes to give away for the best letter on a running issue . |
| 30 | Each month we have a pair of Saucony Shadow 5000 shoes to give away to the best letter on a running issue . |