Example sentences of "[noun pl] away [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some keep them in shoeboxes away from the light , |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | " 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 . |
| 5 | Isabel dragged her eyes away from the ground and stared at fitzAlan . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I released her fingers but I could n't drag my eyes away from the gleam of gold as it winked tantalisingly at me . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Employees visiting clients away from the workplace , particularly outside normal hours of duty |
| 11 | Visiting clients away from the workplace |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | But now most of the dragons slumber , dreaming the centuries away until the end of the world . |
| 15 | She regards these sessions away from the routine work as some of the most interesting aspects of the job and does not think that the mundane elements of a house officer 's post could be ‘ dumped ’ on another person without some such perks to ‘ relieve the boredom . ’ |
| 16 | From the cell body of a neurone there emerge two kinds of processes : relatively short dendrites which carry messages towards the cell body , and a single axon , which may be a metre in length , although in the brain it is usually much shorter , which carries signals away from the cell body . |
| 17 | the kids spilt milk on this and I did n't realize and it all dried , stuck all the controls you know what Tony 's like , you know , ca n't you keep the kids away from the computer |
| 18 | ‘ Other uniformed officer and plain clothed detectives rushed from the station in Edward Street in an effort to close off the roads and usher passers-by away from the van . ’ |
| 19 | The resort 's elegant boutiques , restaurants and amusements are just a few steps away along the promenade and the sandy beach is across the main road . |
| 20 | The exact words , er I ca n't recall but er I talked the man out of the bed , still with his hands up and he took a few steps away from the bed . |
| 21 | Yes , er he took a couple of steps away from the bed , er then I told him to lower himself down onto his knees and then eventually lower himself down onto his chest , down onto his front . |
| 22 | Just 20 steps away from the sea , in a traffic-free zone of Alassio 's historical centre , the Hotel Pesce d'Oro is a warm traditional property . |
| 23 | Linked internally with the Hotel Baeren and located in the heart of Berne , this hotel is only steps away from the railway station and the Swiss Parliament . |
| 24 | If they win the semi-final and final next month they will represent the town in the area finals and then be only two steps away from the Wembly final . |
| 25 | Situated directly on the promenade and only a few steps away from the boat departure point , this beautiful art-nouveau building has been lovingly restored to combine the old style will all the comforts of a modern hotel . |
| 26 | And er take a couple of steps away from the corner you could n't see your a thing , so we were more or less stuck where we where . |
| 27 | He also wanted voters to have the right to cast their ballots anywhere in Namibia , rather than in towns and villages where voters can be recognised , and to keep the tallymen from Namibia 's political parties away from the polling stations and from places where votes would be counted . |
| 28 | I turned my back on the lochan and walked a dozen paces away from the edge before heading back towards the road . |
| 29 | I stayed for a while about twenty paces away from the platform barrier , numbed by the realization that I had fallen at the first hurdle . |
| 30 | In order to make it a little more difficult , blindfold them and take them four paces away from the target . |