write away

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write away

to write a lot; to continue writing. There he was, writing away, not paying attention to anything else. I spent the entire afternoon writing away, having a fine, productive time.

write away

To send a written request: I wrote away for a replacement part when my vacuum cleaner broke down.

See also: away, write

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Nevertheless, we chatter and write away without barely a thought.

BOOKS: Minding your language; The Adventure of English: 500AD -2000AD: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg, Hodder and Stoughton, pounds 20. Reviewed by Jayne Howarth

Write away - make me laugh, make me cry - and win a crate of John Smith's Extra Smooth.

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Harriet's condition is so rare - only a one- in-3,000 chance of developing it - that her doctor had to write away for information.

Real life: 40 children in one village were born damaged. Is this landfill to blame?; When adults started falling ill and children were born with defects, questions were raised over a landfill. Now there's an official inquiry

Royal Mail is offering 15 Mega readers aged eight and over free membership to Write Away, a pen-pal club that matches pen friends all over the UK, with or without special needs.

Mega Mirror: Lego's Dome clone.

When he came in for lunch, he copied the information from the dust and old his wife to write away.

Food newsletter editor builds publishing empire on continual promotion to the media

One of the many charities which attended the event was Write Away, a national penfriend club for children and adults with special needs, and for their families, friends and carers.

Smiles get a first class delivery

When I was a kid in the San Fernando Valley, before the sports autograph business went big-time and the fan-athlete relationship lost its sincerity, I would write away for autographs and attend players' promotional appearances at local stores.

A YOUNG BOY'S HERO LANDS IN LOS ANGELES

We weren't allowed to handle our own money and we had to get permission, we had to write away so that they could send us a voucher if we wanted to buy even a toothbrush.

The story of two paintings

As I was eager to write away from art-world hang-ups, to engage in such a familiar argument would draw me right back into them again.

Critical reflections

Director, Communications: Jodi Hodak, ABC, Write Away Communications

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There isn't a straight line amidst all these that never meet; // I will write away for it.

Starred Wire

In his hands, proper names, specific dates, and significant numbers become the means to write away from the self, to travel through history, geography, and intertextuality.

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On the other hand, it is quite liberating because I can write away.

A fitting reward for all that hard Doyle; After The Commitments and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, Roddy Doyle is following A Star Called Henry. Gabriel Roberts reports

The 1998 Silver Award-winning CIBC Small Business Edge certainly fits this formula: a profusion of colors (this is one to write away for) that complement rather than distract from the content; short articles with no jumps, plus lots of news briefs and tips; and strong headlines that immediately pull the reader into the articles.

Lots of color, strong heads and short, targeted articles give Small Business Edge the edge

The Write Away charity, a national penfriend club for lonely children and adults, will benefit from his efforts to the tune of pounds 500.