Example sentences of "drive off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Driving off on the first day was Sandy Lyle … as a winner of the British Open and American Masters he 's got to be one of the best judges of courses around |
| 2 | ‘ Especially when they see you getting into your Porsche , and driving off to the flat you own in Putney ? ’ |
| 3 | The sound of wheels turned in her ears again as she thought of Maman driving off to the railway station as if on some brisk pursuit . |
| 4 | After she had washed and dressed in warm cord trousers , leather boots and a thick sweater , she this time took the precaution of collecting her anorak before going out to her car and driving off in the direction of Great Yarmouth . |
| 5 | Luckily for us he was too overcome to offer us refreshment , so we said our farewells and got back into the jeep and drove off along the road leading to the village of Breville . |
| 6 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 7 | He made her as comfortable as possible on the back seat of the car and drove off into the night . |
| 8 | In the end , Anna borrowed Lady Vestey 's BMW car and drove off into the night , angry and humiliated at her very public snub . |
| 9 | The driver , with the predictability of all motorists over the last few weeks , commented on the petrol crisis , overcharged grossly , and drove off into the night . |
| 10 | The thought played over and over in her mind as she waved an absent-minded farewell and drove off into the night alone . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought you were n't jealous and possessive ! ’ she said shakingly as they drove off into the traffic . |
| 12 | When darkness fell , the men drove off up the escarpment and made for the rendezvous , spreading themselves out as widely as possible . |
| 13 | George reluctantly accepted the situation and with a mouthful of curses we drove off down the now dusty road towards the Orne . |
| 14 | Then she turned the car and drove off down the lane . |
| 15 | As he drove off down the street he saw the curtains of the front bedroom close . |
| 16 | At age eleven I had gone away from my parents ' school to a boarding school in Herefordshire , and remembered crying miserably as my mother and father drove off down the drive , leaving me to be looked after by one of the older boys . |
| 17 | When the daylight drained from the winter sky , like steel growing cold , some of the humans got into their vehicles and drove off down the lane . |
| 18 | He produced a knife , ordered the taxi driver to stop , forced all but one of the prison officers out of the car , and drove off down the M40 towards London . |
| 19 | And he said as he drove off down the road it went rattle rattle rattle rattle and there were these hole little holes in the side of his van . . |
| 20 | My rose-growing Surrey headmaster ( by now retired ) came to Banbury for a weekend , and as we drove off to the Cotswolds he tried to persuade me that the implication of all this was that secondary schools would no longer be a worthwhile place for teachers with academic interests : all the good work would hereafter be done within an inflated system of higher education . |
| 21 | They drove off to the police station and later returned to the pub with two officers . |
| 22 | The cow was bled , pulled into a van and the peer drove off to the abattoir . |
| 23 | When daylight dawned , Kermit drove off to the hangar expecting to find it standing . |
| 24 | After the hour-long service Diana drove off with the boys in the back to Kensington Palace . |
| 25 | He ordered the driver and two officers to get out … and then drove off with the third towards London . |
| 26 | The doors slammed shut and the grey van drove off towards the exit , rejoining the northward rush of motorway traffic . |
| 27 | The car drove off towards the seafront , the same direction in which the woman 's attackers fled . |
| 28 | Mrs Wright reversed out into the road again and drove off past the church . |
| 29 | Disappointingly , the policemen took no notice of the blood , but drove off in the direction the robbers had taken , with what result I can not say . |
| 30 | I remembered the name of the manufacturer who 'd said ‘ yes ’ on the telephone , and two days later drove off in the Metro and picked out my coffin . |