Talk:Discontiguous multiwords

take away

Definitions

1. To remove something and put it in a different place.

   Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.

2. To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.

   The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson.

3. To subtract or diminish something.

   If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?

4. To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.

   I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed.

5. To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.

   The police took him away for questioning.

Examples

Positive examples:

    655 @@@take away@@@
     68 @@@take him away@@@
     33 @@@take her away@@@
     11 @@@take them away@@@
     10 @@@take it away@@@
      9 @@@take time away@@@
      5 @@@take the ball away@@@
      5 @@@take me away@@@
      4 @@@take power away@@@
      3 @@@take votes away@@@
      3 @@@take traffic away@@@
      3 @@@take everything away@@@
      3 @@@take attention away@@@
      2 @@@take your breath away@@@
      2 @@@take to move away@@@
      2 @@@take the throne away@@@
      2 @@@take the power away@@@
      2 @@@take the gun away@@@
      2 @@@take the focus away@@@
      2 @@@take the child away@@@
      2 @@@take the baby away@@@
      2 @@@take some time away@@@
      2 @@@take some heat away@@@
      2 @@@take place away@@@
      2 @@@take money away@@@
      2 @@@take momentum away@@@
      2 @@@take Maria away@@@
      2 @@@take Lilo away@@@
      2 @@@take in the view of Central Park , day - dreaming away@@@
      2 @@@take far away@@@
      2 @@@take anything away@@@
      1 @@@take you well away@@@
      1 @@@take you away@@@
      1 @@@take years to clear away@@@
      1 @@@take wives away@@@
      1 @@@take Wellard away@@@
      1 @@@take Vito away@@@
      1 @@@take victims Errol and Gordon away@@@
      1 @@@take very quickly with Agrippa 's friendly charm , Atia his mother straight away@@@
      1 @@@take very little away@@@
      1 @@@take value away@@@
      1 @@@take vacations away@@@
      1 @@@take Uub away@@@
      1 @@@take us further away@@@
      1 @@@take us away@@@
      1 @@@take up the name Red Panzer was put away@@@
      1 @@@take up over the years have moved away@@@
      1 @@@take up jazz singing to support her family while her husband is away@@@
      1 @@@take up into the paddywagon to be hauled away@@@
      1 @@@take up a position away@@@
      1 @@@take twenty minutes , from Riberalta to Guayaramerin , 48 miles away@@@
      1 @@@take Tweety away@@@
      1 @@@take turns trying to move Tom but he spooks the Stooges away@@@
      1 @@@take Tsujimura away@@@
      1 @@@take Toto away@@@
      1 @@@take Toto and run away@@@
      1 @@@take to referring to cut away@@@
      1 @@@take to keep the ingredients away@@@
      1 @@@take to keep it away@@@
      1 @@@take to jail , and the dummy gets away@@@
      1 @@@take to be shot in a clearing a hundred metres away@@@
      1 @@@take to an away@@@
      1 @@@take those same allowances away@@@
      1 @@@take this so far as to run away@@@
      1 @@@take this offendedly and marches away@@@
      1 @@@take this AWA title away@@@
      1 @@@take things away@@@
      1 @@@take the woman he loves away@@@
      1 @@@take the water away@@@
      1 @@@take the vote away@@@
      1 @@@take the twins away@@@
      1 @@@take the titles away@@@
      1 @@@take the title away@@@
      1 @@@take the time machine , and flies away@@@
      1 @@@take the throne of England away@@@
      1 @@@take the throne of Britain away@@@
      1 @@@take the Temptations even further away@@@
      1 @@@take the teenager away@@@
      1 @@@take the TARDIS away@@@
      1 @@@take the spouse of the Prime Minister away@@@
      1 @@@take the spirit of the Rat away@@@
      1 @@@take the spirit away@@@
      1 @@@take the spell away@@@
      1 @@@take the referee 's attention away@@@
      1 @@@take the pups away@@@
      1 @@@take the puppet away@@@
      1 @@@take the princess away@@@
      1 @@@take the present away@@@
      1 @@@take the photo away@@@
      1 @@@take the opportunity to move away@@@
      1 @@@take the old man away@@@
      1 @@@take the Nutcracker away@@@
      1 @@@take the news of Phantom 's loss lightly and cast him away@@@
      1 @@@take then as several supporters were kept away@@@
      1 @@@take them to a warehouse and lock them away@@@
      1 @@@take them to a far away@@@
      1 @@@take them " far , far away@@@
      1 @@@take the meat away@@@
      1 @@@take the man away@@@
      1 @@@take the lenses away@@@
      1 @@@take the laundry away@@@
      1 @@@take the kids away@@@
      1 @@@take the keys and deed for the camp away@@@
      1 @@@take the juries away@@@
      1 @@@take the joy away@@@
      1 @@@take the job and start a new chapter in her life away@@@
      1 @@@take their trip , Ellie passes away@@@
      1 @@@take their son away@@@
      1 @@@take their lands away@@@
      1 @@@take their guns away@@@
      1 @@@take their attention away@@@
      1 @@@take the " internal " light away@@@
      1 @@@take the impact away@@@
      1 @@@take the harvesting job away@@@
      1 @@@take the government away@@@
      1 @@@take the form of a short line of dots and dashes forming a Morse character radiating away@@@
      1 @@@take the Floating Ball away@@@
      1 @@@take the family away@@@
      1 @@@take the fame away@@@
      1 @@@take the Duchess ' baby away@@@
      1 @@@take the daughter - in - law away@@@
      1 @@@take the crown away@@@
      1 @@@take the credit of the murder away@@@
      1 @@@take the county seat away@@@
      1 @@@take the control and order away@@@
      1 @@@take the contracts away@@@
      1 @@@take the contract away@@@
      1 @@@take the cocktails and instead of clearing them away@@@
      1 @@@take the center of the stage away@@@
      1 @@@take the catnip away@@@
      1 @@@take the case away@@@
      1 @@@take the captaincy away@@@
      1 @@@take the bracelet away@@@
      1 @@@take the boy ’s drum away@@@
      1 @@@take the boy away@@@
      1 @@@take the bird away@@@
      1 @@@take the band further away@@@
      1 @@@take the band away@@@
      1 @@@take the band as far away@@@
      1 @@@take the ball , either by exhausting its supply of downs or by kicking the ball away@@@
      1 @@@take the bag of rats away@@@
      1 @@@taketh away@@@
      1 @@@take Taz 's life away@@@
      1 @@@take Swee ' Pea away@@@
      1 @@@take standing water away@@@
      1 @@@take special pride in having lured Stella away@@@
      1 @@@take some time for waves to gnaw away@@@
      1 @@@take some tenants away@@@
      1 @@@take some of the sales away@@@
      1 @@@take some of their freight workings away@@@
      1 @@@take , since he almost immediately throws it away@@@
      1 @@@take Simone away@@@
      1 @@@take Shangang away@@@
      1 @@@take several Southern states away@@@
      1 @@@take Sandra with him for a weekend away@@@
      1 @@@take Rupert away@@@
      1 @@@take Rosario 's title away@@@
      1 @@@taker in England , Freeman fell away@@@
      1 @@@take right away@@@
      1 @@@take revenge on those who are wasteful or throw them away@@@
      1 @@@take refuge in a corner of the board and cannot be chased away@@@
      1 @@@take Professor Klump 's funding away@@@
      1 @@@take private ownership of ACUC following an earlier manouvre that isolated and drove away@@@
      1 @@@take Princess Leila away@@@
      1 @@@take pressure away@@@
      1 @@@take preparation time away@@@
      1 @@@take powers away@@@
      1 @@@take potential votes away@@@
      1 @@@take possession of it under intimidation from Earl in a bid to get away@@@
      1 @@@take Porthos to the Launch Bay to pack him away@@@
      1 @@@take place when the boyfriend is away@@@
      1 @@@take place that would sweep him away@@@
      1 @@@take place off - site and away@@@
      1 @@@take place in a far away@@@
      1 @@@take place and a shift away@@@
      1 @@@take Peter Pan 's shadow away@@@
      1 @@@take peaceable means to induce others to remain away@@@
      1 @@@take part in competitions and give away@@@
      1 @@@take over the forest himself and rips Tigerstar open , taking away@@@
      1 @@@take over Hing Fung Nin when he is away@@@
      1 @@@take out Yari Stavros from a rooftop some distance away@@@
      1 @@@take or enticed away@@@
      1 @@@take on a number of financial loans , and often move away@@@
      1 @@@take off too close or too far away@@@
      1 @@@take off right away@@@
      1 @@@take off in the Corvair space shuttle , Homer runs away@@@
      1 @@@take off company grounds and it wanders away@@@
      1 @@@take off , breaking away@@@
      1 @@@take off away@@@
      1 @@@take numerous children away@@@
      1 @@@take not to wash away@@@
      1 @@@take new paths away@@@
      1 @@@take my chat away@@@
      1 @@@take much of the value away@@@
      1 @@@take most of the soldiers away@@@
      1 @@@take more than your individuality away@@@
      1 @@@take Min away@@@
      1 @@@take millions of light years away@@@
      1 @@@take May away@@@
      1 @@@take Mary and John away@@@
      1 @@@take Marko away@@@
      1 @@@take Mark away@@@
      1 @@@take Markandeya 's life away@@@
      1 @@@take Maddie away@@@
      1 @@@take Mac away@@@
      1 @@@take Lucas away@@@
      1 @@@take Lister away@@@
      1 @@@take Lisa and the survivors away@@@
      1 @@@take Ling away@@@
      1 @@@take life away@@@
      1 @@@take Leoben away@@@
      1 @@@take Lena 's voice away@@@
      1 @@@take Kimberly away@@@
      1 @@@take Kelly away@@@
      1 @@@take Kay away@@@
      1 @@@take Karras to secluded Spencer to keep him away@@@
      1 @@@take Jesus away@@@
      1 @@@take Jeremy in custody again , away@@@
      1 @@@take Janice away@@@
      1 @@@take Jamshyd and Kaikobad away@@@
      1 @@@take Jamie away@@@
      1 @@@take its first steps away@@@
      1 @@@take it out he is infuriated with the garbage men as they drive away@@@
      1 @@@take it by surprise so that no one could slip away@@@
      1 @@@take it all out on Spider - Man by pushing him away@@@
      1 @@@take in his stead and dragged away@@@
      1 @@@take Inara away@@@
      1 @@@take important steps away@@@
      1 @@@take home any of their own items they were unable to give away@@@
      1 @@@take his wife away@@@
      1 @@@take his trophy and flies away@@@
      1 @@@take his taxi and ties a rope to pull away@@@
      1 @@@take his prosthetic legs away@@@
      1 @@@take his niece away@@@
      1 @@@take his mother 's Volvo while she is away@@@
      1 @@@take his mother away@@@
      1 @@@take his friend ’s gun away@@@
      1 @@@take his freedom away@@@
      1 @@@take his father away@@@
      1 @@@take his children away@@@
      1 @@@take his body away@@@
      1 @@@take him thousands of miles away@@@
      1 @@@take him on the road and away@@@
      1 @@@take her unconscious body away@@@
      1 @@@take her to their RV and drive away@@@
      1 @@@take her son away@@@
      1 @@@take her into custody , the away@@@
      1 @@@take her grief away@@@
      1 @@@take her gloves away@@@
      1 @@@take her film away@@@
      1 @@@take her far away@@@
      1 @@@take her blindfold off and walks away@@@
      1 @@@take her as far away@@@
      1 @@@take her angst away@@@
      1 @@@take heavy commercial traffic away@@@
      1 @@@take Hans away@@@
      1 @@@take Greer Garson away@@@
      1 @@@take from his cell and led away@@@
      1 @@@take from far away@@@
      1 @@@take Freia away@@@
      1 @@@take Freddie far away@@@
      1 @@@take Frankie away@@@
      1 @@@take for seismic waves to propagate away@@@
      1 @@@take food away@@@
      1 @@@take Fifi with him when he ran away@@@
      1 @@@take fertile land away@@@
      1 @@@take every advantage of seasonal flooding to grow recession crops before the waters dry away@@@
      1 @@@take either of them away@@@
      1 @@@take down and packed away@@@
      1 @@@take Doctor Dillamond away@@@
      1 @@@take Demi and Darren away@@@
      1 @@@take Cyril to Ad Seg , isolated but safely away@@@
      1 @@@take control of Tientsin away@@@
      1 @@@take control of the Well away@@@
      1 @@@take control of the Valley and the Grove away@@@
      1 @@@take control of the Inhumans away@@@
      1 @@@take control of him and he rushes away@@@
      1 @@@take controlled data away@@@
      1 @@@take control away@@@
      1 @@@take Chucho 's lifeless body away@@@
      1 @@@take choice away@@@
      1 @@@take Charlie away@@@
      1 @@@take Charleston , designed to contain Confederate strength away@@@
      1 @@@take catches fended away@@@

      1 @@@take Caliban away@@@
      1 @@@take by the national team from the club away@@@
      1 @@@take business away@@@
      1 @@@take Boxer away@@@
      1 @@@take Black and Gass away@@@
      1 @@@take Billy away@@@
      1 @@@take Biancabella away@@@
      1 @@@take Barbra away@@@
      1 @@@take Bane away@@@
      1 @@@take a turn away@@@

      1 @@@take a spell working on his fitness away@@@
      1 @@@take a shotgun away@@@

      1 @@@take any wood away@@@
      1 @@@take an unconscious Pyro away@@@

      1 @@@take an interest in them , eating away@@@
      1 @@@take and took Rick away@@@


      1 @@@take all the money away@@@
      1 @@@take all plans and working drawings away@@@

      1 @@@take a jeweled item away@@@
      1 @@@take a Jedi Holocron away@@@
      1 @@@take a group of 19 men north to the Potomac River , away@@@

Positive (non-phrasal) examples:

      1 @@@take a trip away@@@
      1 @@@take Anthia far away@@@
      1 @@@take a long holiday away@@@
      1 @@@take a short cut away@@@
      1 @@@take a break and revisit their topic after taking time away@@@

Negative examples:

      1 @@@take care of me - and goes away@@@
      1 @@@take care of her creator 's mansion while he is away@@@
      1 @@@take care of her and help her with her money problems . She remains determined and turns away@@@
      1 @@@take a minute to pick up and stare at one of his batarangs , and then proceeds to put it away@@@
      1 @@@take a liking to the unconscious T ' Pol and drags her away@@@
      1 @@@take advantage of this and encourages Connor to approach , but Cordelia interrupts and sends Connor away@@@
      1 @@@take a damaging direct hit , the sidewheeler continued her efforts to get away@@@
      1 @@@take action , the Enterprise beams Troi away@@@