Example sentences of "[noun] away [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corrosion occurs within heating systems by electrolytic means , due to the presence of different metals ( copper pipes and steel radiators ) , and the result is the gradual eating away of the steel to form iron oxides — the brown or black sludge that is so familiar to any d-i-y plumber . |
| 2 | The Russian nobility were much less formidable than their counterparts elsewhere , they had not yet begun to export grain , and for the great landowners serfdom was not an unmitigated blessing : as long as there was still peasant mobility they were in a position to attract labour away from the estates of their weaker rivals . |
| 3 | Here in Stuttgart today we shall see the final of an unofficial mini-Masters , the masters having taken a lucrative detour away from the pressures of the circuit . |
| 4 | Some keep them in shoeboxes away from the light , |
| 5 | Many , of course , had brothers or older friends in the Rowdies group and had already had some experience of ‘ hanging around ’ with them in other social arenas away from the terraces . |
| 6 | Too much competition between the two main houses has resulted in the whittling away of the seller 's commission in many transactions and buyers will now be hit in order to restore profit margins . |
| 7 | I have purposely positioned this photograph away from the conference photographs to avoid readers confusing it with views of the Institute Officers . |
| 8 | Helmut Kragan sat on his right , his seat away from the table , as befitted the recorder of minutes who was n't a council member . |
| 9 | He and Jordan were conducting their own ritual away from the group . |
| 10 | The idea that one can earn a living away from the smoke , perhaps by tele-commuting , are popularised by journalists . |
| 11 | Evening after evening Father McGiff sat at his desk , ashamed of his indulgence , upbraiding himself for his inability to drag his eyes away from the window which , like some perverse crystal ball , conjured up only ghosts of the past instead of promises of the future . |
| 12 | " Sit here , near me , and let's be cosy … oh , well , perhaps just a touch , " she turned her eyes away from the bottle and gazed absently at the passing crowd until her glass was quite full . |
| 13 | Isabel dragged her eyes away from the ground and stared at fitzAlan . |
| 14 | Besides — ’ again she pried her eyes away from the eyeglasses and looked at her cousin ‘ — in just a few minutes you are going to be transformed into a femme fatale . |
| 15 | Yes , I did get the name of the company and the guitar — Washburn Mercury — but once I 'd dragged my eyes away from the damsel 's cleavage , the questions started . |
| 16 | I released her fingers but I could n't drag my eyes away from the gleam of gold as it winked tantalisingly at me . |
| 17 | New imaging and scanning equipment can transmit images away from the site of the machine since they use computers not X-ray film , allowing doctors at outlying sites to have recourse to specialist opinion relayed from a distance . |
| 18 | People going out of the crush for a breather and intimate talk away from the throng could linger without the girls needing the pretty shawls they had brought out to cover their bare arms . |
| 19 | Nottinghamshire originally sought a prohibited steps order to keep the perpetrator away from the family home , but was turned down by the High Court which said it had no option other than to make a residence order . |
| 20 | She found a coin in her pocket and paid for two glasses of lemonade , then drew the girl into a doorway away from the people . |
| 21 | Employees visiting clients away from the workplace , particularly outside normal hours of duty |
| 22 | Visiting clients away from the workplace |
| 23 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 24 | Cut strips of peel away from the top downwards with a very sharp knife so that the orange is completely free from the white membranes of the peel . |
| 25 | This year we have added a special Olympian category in addition to the athletes ’ section to reflect both the track and field achievements ( Christie , Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi 's 400 metres hurdles bronze ) and winners away from the stadium — Simon Terry ( archery individual and team bronzes ) , gold-winning cyclist Chris Boardman and boxer Robin Reid ( bronze ) . |
| 26 | This year we have added a special Olympian category in addition to the athletes ' section to reflect both the track and field achievements ( Christie , Gunnell and Kriss Akabusi 's 400 metres hurdles bronze ) and winners away from the stadium — Chris Terry ( archery individual and team bronzes ) and gold-winning cyclist Chris Boardman and boxer Robin Reid ( bronze ) . |
| 27 | The stretcher across the back of the chair will similarly have angled shoulders , but not necessarily at the same angle as the seat rail , as the back legs may taper away towards the bottom ; indeed they generally do . |
| 28 | Trim the fabric away inside the scallops , cutting close to the stitching line and notching out the seam allowance round the curves ( fig. 37 ) . |
| 29 | Alexandra thought they could n't stop , not possibly , but they did and she saw Punch 's face , two yards away , look towards her , blank with unrecognition until she smiled and waved her hand and then he too grinned , and ducked his head at her and swung his horse away from the wall again . |
| 30 | The words followed Thorfinn as he flung his horse away from the gates . |