Sprawling mats of rock roses (helianthemum) need the lank flower stems snipped away in handfuls, with secateurs.

They removed part of my colon and snipped away all the disease from my small intestine in a three-hour operation.

While he snipped away and I sipped my coffee, we would put the world to rights.

Your ovaries, your all-important hormone factory, have been snipped away.