Example sentences of "for take away " in BNC.

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1 All the creatures that we have to kill and eat , all those that we have to strike down and destroy to make clothes for ourselves , have souls , like we have , souls that do not perish with the body , and which must therefore be propitiated lest they should avenge themselves on us for taking away their bodies ( see Rasmussen , 1929 ) .
2 Every one of the Pack was firmly resolved never to give the new farmer cause for taking away their wonderful meeting-place from them .
3 Large-scale industries in pre-railway days needed canal-side sites both for bringing in their coal and other raw materials and for taking away their heavy products .
4 Ventura has been criticised for taking away the exquisite and interactive control while PageMaker has been similarly slated for its tedious approach to standard formats and layouts .
5 But it was easier to believe in the impossible when you were tucked up in bed and half-asleep , than when you were walking the wet , comfortless streets , and the bloke you loved was on a bus going in the opposite direction , staring hopelessly out of the window , and wondering how on earth he was ever going to marry you , with no savings and going into the Army next week and a widowed mother who imagined herself an invalid and hated you for taking away her son .
6 Does my right hon. Friend recall that until the Criminal Justice Act 1988 amended the law , the penalty for taking away a vehicle without consent was up to three years ' custodial sentence ?
7 He might be directly responsible for taking away her pleasure in singing — though that would surely be only a temporary aberration on her part — but she could only hold him to account for her loneliness if it was his company she was missing .
8 We 'll not follow these quangos , we 're not for taking away the power , the power should mean at least we 're accountable .
9 What , one where you can go in or just for take away ?
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