Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] away for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er this hundred and twenty pound radio was knocking away for a five quid in the end er I er I heard . |
| 2 | ‘ Sorry , yes , I was carried away for a moment there . |
| 3 | John Hendrie burst through in the closing minutes , but his strong shot was pushed away for a corner by Bob Bolder . |
| 4 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
| 5 | After long-drawn-out bickering , the boy was taken away for a medical examination . |
| 6 | The body was taken away for a post mortem which revealed pressure marks on her neck , she had apparently been throttled . |
| 7 | She had been so pleased when Dr. Briant had suggested she lunch with him in the medical staff dining room , aching as she was to get away for a while at least from the uncomfortable atmosphere of the Maternity Ward . |
| 8 | What we both needed was to get away for a couple of days , to go somewhere peaceful , relaxing and free of any association with the past , where we could work out where we stood . |
| 9 | Well , United started in fine style as early as the twentieth second ; Martin Foyle was brought down on the edge of the penalty area and Paul Simpson 's free kick was headed away for a corner . |