Example sentences of "who be [vb pp] away " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as the boy was alive and had a chance of survival he was as much entitled to retain that chance as the others ; whereas in our problem it may be that the men who are cut away have no chance of survival at all . |
| 2 | The icy river was at least 4 ft [ 1–2 m ] deep and no boats could be found , but cavalry were stationed below the ford to catch any unfortunates who were swept away , and the infantry then crossed in lines abreast , holding on to each other . |
| 3 | Cleo and Javelot soon discovered that it was occupied by five individuals , who were stowed away in far chambers like ideas in a vast empty brain . |
| 4 | The undue influence which Courts of Equity endeavour to defeat is the undue influence of one person over another ; not the influence of enthusiasm on the enthusiast who is carried away by it , unless indeed such enthusiasm is itself the result of external undue influence . |
| 5 | The bride , who was given away by her step-father , wore a full-length satin and lace dress with train , embroidered with pearls and sequins , and lace edged veil held in place with pearl headdress . |
| 6 | The bride , who was given away by her father , wore an Elizabethan-style dress , in cream silk , with a train with tiny pearls edging the dress and decorating the sleeves . |
| 7 | New Hartlepool MP Peter Mandelson claims the case of Natalie Readman , five , who was turned away from the town 's general hospital due to a shortage of beds , proves that the quality of local health services is being eroded by the government 's NHS reforms . |