Example sentences of "i [verb] away a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I back away a bit , and kneel down . |
| 2 | I gave her a carriage and jewels , in fact I threw away a fortune on her , just like any fool in love . |
| 3 | I wave away a bee . |
| 4 | I roll away a stone |
| 5 | And then this , this time I say well I 'm going to take away some money and I took away a negative amount and you 've finished up with more . |
| 6 | ‘ I gave away a Moses basket to my sister-in-law without realising he had planked £1,000 under the mattress . |
| 7 | Right , what happened was I sent away a letter to the Essex Police Force . |
| 8 | If I take away a positive number of course that 's taken as normal take away . |
| 9 | So if I take away a negative number it 's the same as adding . |
| 10 | I backed away a couple of paces . |