Example sentences of "away from the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three cornerstones of this legislation were : the attempt to break away from the categorisation of children , allied to the concept of a continuum of need ; the importance attached to successful integration ; and the belief that a partnership with parents was vital . |
| 2 | His cough had returned and he longed to rest away from the noise of questions . |
| 3 | Welcome back : Thousands of teenagers will be packing their rucksacks to travel around the world this summer , and get away from the stress of exams . |
| 4 | Some learning theories ( differential association was an example ) moved away from the idea of criminals being identifiably different kinds of people : their criminal behaviour was seen as being acquired in much the same way as any other behaviour was acquired ; it did not require any special , predisposing characteristics for it to happen to particular people . |
| 5 | Rosie Kruger was in the Rollercoaster , her favourite bar on West 43rd Street , less than a hundred yards away from the heart of Times Square . |
| 6 | He lashed out at it and sent it flying down the road , away from the trio of kids . |
| 7 | In the hullabaloo , he creeps away from the row of houses , silhouetted against the night sky . |
| 8 | The Father broke away from the knot of priests , shrugging off the efforts of the men to restrain him , and came across to Owen . |
| 9 | The barman dragged himself away from the knot of men deep in conversation about the price fetched by a piece of land across the road . |
| 10 | This demonstrates not only a continuing uncertainty about the precise objectives but also a change in emphasis away from the provision of courses towards other forms of dissemination , of which more will be said below . |
| 11 | He rarely veers away from the subject of relationships ( ‘ Go Out And Get 'Em Boy ! ’ , |
| 12 | All he really wanted to do was walk away from the Skein of Geese and never return . |
| 13 | I looked carefully about me , hiding behind one of those contorted shapes , and glimpsed Dana in the distance , walking away from the group of friends and joining a young woman , tall , pale , dark , distinguished-looking — could it be that dancer of his ? |
| 14 | It adjoins Aquila , and may be found by sweeping away from the line of stars of which Altair is the central member . |
| 15 | The advocates of a more rapid rundown were hampered by the domination of the debate by manpower figures , which led the issue away from the balance of payments . |
| 16 | Sweepers raked the dirt and dung away from the front of stalls ; a muezzin called from the minaret of a nearby mosque ; chai wallahs pulled their blankets closer around them and lit their burners to boil the first tea saucepan of the day . |
| 17 | In time he would seek a solution to this problem by envisaging a brotherhood of painters living self-sufficiently , away from the worldliness of towns and thus uncontaminated by modern fevers and distractions . |
| 18 | He swam up and away from the tangle of lines and disappeared on the other side of the iceberg . |
| 19 | This encouraged a move away from the study of artefacts and ‘ cultures ’ based on them which had developed in the absence of such dating methods , to a more all-embracing study of past human societies . |
| 20 | The last ten years have seen the beginnings of a trend away from the study of objects for their own sake , stimulated partly by the discovery and excavation of settlement sites which have encouraged the formulation of a new range of questions ; the nature of and change in human societies have replaced the barren side of the artefacts . |
| 21 | Over the same period there was an accompanying shift away from the use of fines . |
| 22 | In fact the Champenois are now moving away from the use of boues in favour of cendres-noires , but apparently this is not due to concern over the cadmium problem , it is because the boues is now more expensive than mining lignite deposits , due to the high price being paid by refuse-fuelled energy plants . |
| 23 | There has been a move away from the use of children 's homes towards more developed foster care and some private sector provision . |
| 24 | It also expresses support for self-help initiatives and a move away from the dependency of users on public and private services . |