Example sentences of "and drive off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knows it , and drives off into the night licking his dollar lips . |
| 2 | ‘ Especially when they see you getting into your Porsche , and driving off to the flat you own in Putney ? ’ |
| 3 | Minutes later , Rachel was running out on to the road , hailing a taxi and driving off into Central . |
| 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 | Mrs Wright reversed out into the road again and drove off past the church . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Then she turned the car and drove off down the lane . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Loretta got back into her car and drove off towards Oxford . |
| 11 | They stole 50 coats and jackets and drove off towards Chester city centre . |
| 12 | She raised her hand as a dubious Herr Nordern forced the car into almost the right gear and drove off with a curious jerking motion , then turned and went into the Centre with a look on her face which boded ill for anyone who crossed her path that day . |
| 13 | The wood finally landed on a beach in Hornsea where a man picked it up and drove off with it . |
| 14 | He thought she meant she was going straight home and drove off with a sulky smile . |
| 15 | Angel accepted this , gave the man some money , said goodnight , and drove off with Tess . |
| 16 | We left Paris behind and drove off on a series of flyovers and underpasses , before drawing up outside the gates of Fort St Nogent on the outskirts . |
| 17 | He made her as comfortable as possible on the back seat of the car and drove off into the night . |
| 18 | In the end , Anna borrowed Lady Vestey 's BMW car and drove off into the night , angry and humiliated at her very public snub . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The thought played over and over in her mind as she waved an absent-minded farewell and drove off into the night alone . |
| 21 | He loaded farmhands , ladders , rope and planks into a small lorry , and drove off at top speed towards Windmill Hill , Angela in the seat beside him . |
| 22 | One beltless man , in an official car , signalled to turn right into the car park , saw our photographer , abruptly changed his mind and drove off at high speed down the street . |
| 23 | Sean gathered up the reins and drove off at a smart pace . |
| 24 | with unusual curtness and drove off at a speed which suggested that Darren was about to enjoy a gratifyingly exciting ride . |
| 25 | As other police cars arrived at the scene the two men raced across the central reservation and drove off at high speed to be chased later by PC Whitehouse and WPC Larkin . |
| 26 | Aaron Freeman 's ordeal began after his mum dropped him outside and drove off to work . |
| 27 | He came out very early , as soon as it was light — about half past five — and drove off to Acton . |
| 28 | Frankie arrived back by himself about an hour later and drove off without a word to anybody . |
| 29 | POLICE were today examining an arms find after a car turned back and drove off from a checkpoint on the outskirts of Belfast last night . |
| 30 | THIEVES knocked a woman to the ground and drove off in her car as she checked under the bonnet for an engine fault . |