He went off to break the news to his mother, while the others washed up and cleared things away.

"I'll clear things away in here," Matt said, taking a huge bite of his sandwich.

Everyone fell silent for a moment, during which Ulysses moved silently round the table, clearing things away.

She looked up to see if that cleared things up for us.

When I connected, it made a satisfying thump and cleared things, but only for an instant.

If I could know the first part of my sentence it might clear things.

I'll come fetch you later when I've cleared things.

It gave directivity to his being, and cleared things; now he became aware of others, trying to make contact in the same way.

The mountain air clears things for some people.

But it cleared things up no end - it untied a million knots.