Example sentences of "drift away " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are , after all , allowed only one life in this world and I 'm glad I 'd decided not to let mine just drift away . |
| 2 | You had , he says , to be careful not to fumigate on a foggy night when the air was too heavy to let the fumes drift away . |
| 3 | Use any area of lift but do not drift away from the chosen field . |
| 4 | Something would attract her — a cloud , a flower , a fat lady on the street- and she would drift away from the track unthinkingly . |
| 5 | ‘ Franca , do n't drift away . ’ |
| 6 | Again , self explanatory emotions allow side one to slowly drift away with the repeated line : ‘ I 've seen this happen in other people 's lives and now it 's happening in mine ’ . |
| 7 | If the board is left unattended in the water it can drift away very quickly as the wind and waves catch it , whereas the rig only drifts very slowly . |
| 8 | The knowledge that the friends you now have — and some will drift away , sad to say — are friends indeed . |
| 9 | If simple containers are put away to introduce sieves , for example , the children who have previously enjoyed filling and emptying will drift away . |
| 10 | And the little one will lose heart and its life will drift away if it 's cut off for too long from its own animal world . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We 've lost four clients out of a total of 1,800 and I expect others will drift away , but we picked up a new client just this morning . ’ |
| 12 | Some of these girls might , however , drift away again when they reach their crisis period . |
| 13 | Marching long distances with rifle and rucksack was tiring and boring ; you cradled your rifle in your arms , settled your pack in a comfortable position and let your thoughts drift away . |
| 14 | Though now , as Liz recited names of guests , she saw Charles drift away into what she took to be some private realm of financial speculation and morose managerial debate : he started to bite the inside of his lip , as he did when preoccupied , and to drum his fingers on the silvery-yellow brocade of the settee . |
| 15 | He let his voice drift away and her mind wandered , roaming the cool empty spaces between the homes of Witwaterstrand . |
| 16 | We know that people do not drift away from their main sources of financial help , social support and continuing treatment , particularly if they have built up a relationship with someone in the service they trust . |
| 17 | She willed her eyes to remain open until she felt her sister drift away from her into sleep , and then she prodded her ; Caterina groaned , but did not wake . |
| 18 | Rincewind watched the body drift away , and considered his next move . |
| 19 | She took some out and let them drift away , still stretching the soft lips of her mouth with delight . |
| 20 | He turned and leant against the rail , drawing deeply on the cigarette before letting the smoke drift away on the night 's breeze . |
| 21 | Usually she managed to keep the looming black cloud of misery at bay , but there were times when her thoughts would drift away and her eyes would mist . |