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Example sentences for "pulled away"

  • We were just pulling into a bay, when a dozen canoes full of black savages, with bows and spears, darted out and made chase after us, so we pulled away out to sea.

  • We pulled away in the wind's eye, knowing that we should thus have a better chance of keeping ahead of our pursuers.

  • Hurrying on he pulled away eagerly at the seeming weeds.

  • The stream had a good current and we pulled away, only stopping once to see the last of our plateau before a turn and deepening banks hid it from view.

  • It was getting dusk, but we pulled away, for just ahead of us was the end of Cataract Canyon.

  • We pulled away in such a hurry the next morning that we forgot an axe that had been carried with us for the entire journey.

  • The men, however, pulled away cheerily, encouraged with the thoughts of a good hot supper and a quiet snooze till the next morning.

  • The welcome order to advance was heard, and the boats, emerging from their cover, pulled away in two lines, as fast as the men could bend to their oars, moving along like two huge serpents darting on their prey.

  • We pulled away as fast as we could lay our backs to the oars, and as soon as we landed we hurried up to the house.

  • Having drawn up the first we put down, several of which had large lobsters, or fish and crabs, with various other creatures in them, we pulled away to recover the rest.

  • The men, then giving a shove with their oars, pulled away, leaving us on what appeared to be an uninhabited island.

  • When at length on firm ground, the naturalist, after resting a moment, pulled away a quantity of brushwood and disclosed a large pit.

  • As soon as our crews had taken some refreshment we pulled away in battle array for the mills.

  • A couple of boats were manned, and I pulled away to her assistance.

  • As we pulled away, the flames, climbing up the masts and spars; to which the canvas still hung, formed a magnificent pyramid of fire, which grew and grew in height till it seemed to reach the very skies.

  • They did not wait for dinner; but telling the steward to bring me mine at the usual hour, pulled away in one of the boats, leaving the brig under the charge of a quartermaster, who had come on board at Gonavez Bay.

  • We pulled away as fast as we could lay our backs to the oars, for we had a good chance of being hit.

  • Nettleship, as we pulled away, minutely described over and over again what Larry and I were to do, so that I thought there was no chance of our making any mistake, provided matters went as he expected.

  • I saw him surveying the schooner as he pulled away.

  • I don't like the looks of those chaps," observed Tom, as we pulled away.

  • To avoid them we pulled away as rapidly as we could: indeed, as it was, several lumps of coral struck the boat.

  • He then heartily shook hands with the three lads; and when he went on shore all the midshipmen of the ship manned the side ropes to show their respect to the fine old sailor, and gave him three cheers as he pulled away.

  • First one and then another cut their cables, and, getting out their long sweeps, pulled away on either hand.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another class; creative power; dead woman; each holding; five louis; genre humain; given cause; glass darkly; just possible; more recent; perfectly hardy; poor soul; pulled away; pulled back; pulled down; pulled himself; pulled out; purely psychological; purely vegetable; rather fine; second nature; shows the; social reform; under pretence; will offer; young lambs