Example sentences of "away [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The administrators are alleging that the company 's money was misappropriated and paid away for no benefit to the company .
2 ‘ Some of them around here would n't think twice about dragging you away for no reason . ’
3 A plan occurred to her ; she and Lucy would go away for a weekend to the heart of the country , roses round the door , and find out how they would be lovers .
4 He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news .
5 The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes .
6 He 's probably going away for a long time , that 's why .
7 I 'm only going to be away for a few days . ’
8 My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed .
9 Service changed hands eight times and there were four lets in between until Soutter broke the deadlock with a tight drop that created an opening and a lovely cross-court forehand slice that zipped away for a winner .
10 If I had gone away for a couple of days , I returned expecting almost to have to push the door open but to my amazement , the place was immaculate .
11 Normally that should present no problem to the team batting second , but none of them could dominate the bowling and the low total seemed to spur England to some brilliant fielding ; when Botham got Gomes and Richards in successive overs , the game moved England 's way , and the rest of the wickets drifted away for a total of just 148 .
12 Sometimes she would stay away for a day or two .
13 We 'll tell her we 're going away for a breather . ’
14 After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days .
15 ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion .
16 After all they had been force-fed about the godliness of the Khomeini regime , here was Reagan as a ‘ man of God ’ ( North 's words ) who had gone away for a ‘ whole weekend ’ to pray about the Frankfurt meeting and had come up all by himself with an inscription for a Bible to be given to the Iranians .
17 They stayed away for a few years , moving between the markets of the Sahel , exploiting differences in prices in different markets , until they had enough camels to go to Cairo .
18 Very few part-time farmers went away for a holiday so this should not be difficult .
19 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 .
20 He is away for a few days , in the country . ’
21 The young Robert Zimmerman had changed his name to Bob Dylan and had been wailing away for a couple of years or so , and Nicholson was among the first of his fans who listened to and studied the words of his anti-establishment anthems , ‘ The Times , They Are A-Changin ’ and his ‘ Mr Tambourine Man ’ which was a taunting , haunting song with a very hard edge that white middle-class youth took to be an ode to a dope dealer , which Dylan denied .
22 The basic idea was to take one bat away for a night and starve it while the others were all fed .
23 It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days .
24 During a break while attending a board meeting , I have looked beyond the faces and the smoke , and seen some idea that has carried me far away for a few moments .
25 If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat .
26 She was glad to get away for a change of scene , as it had just been confirmed that Steve had been killed , and her place was taken by Nancy , a tall , dark Scots girl , who fitted into the Met team very well .
27 Some fudge the issue by saying that the grandparent has gone away for a little while .
28 If you have cavity wall insulation as well , the only way you can test for its effects is to go away for a while , to a house without sources of formaldehyde .
29 ‘ The only way to know whether we are doing any good would be to take us away for a year !
30 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 .
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