Example sentences of "[adv prt] into the night " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Thank you , ’ said Lucy softly , hugged her again and went off into the night .
2 But he was too late : the knife tipped over the edge and went spinning off into the night .
3 Eventually I left them to it and went off into the night , the bells keeping me company through the streets .
4 The trio of actors became close off set , though with Fonda a committed monogamist , Hopper and Nicholson often went off into the night ; on one occasion they shared a memorable experience with LSD , so memorable , in fact , that both men have chosen , separately , to recall it in detail , as best they could .
5 They trooped off into the night , short of food and water , but incredibly a freak rainstorm burst , turning the desert into a lake .
6 Not many miles from the Manchurian border , the Siberian wind gusting the powdered snow round her heels , a suitcase in either hand , one still decorated ludicrously with kettle and saucepan , fur rug over her shoulders , she crunched off into the night .
7 Will the Frys lay into me , send Vern off into the night , tell me I need my head examining making friends with that sort of boy ?
8 It had seemed to slow down briefly after the impact , as if the driver was considering whether to stop or not , and then had accelerated off into the night .
9 He made her as comfortable as possible on the back seat of the car and drove off into the night .
10 A SIX-day-old baby escaped with just scratches after being plucked from her father 's arms by a tornado and carried off into the night .
11 As she stalks off into the night .
12 In the end , Anna borrowed Lady Vestey 's BMW car and drove off into the night , angry and humiliated at her very public snub .
13 Camus sets off into the night .
14 Sure , they are soon going off into the night , their lights flickering and fading , but it will be with dignity .
15 Swap too soon and the program takes over and performs some miracle that pulls the ass of the Despot you just abandoned out of the fire and next thing you know the secret police are banging down the doors and hauling you and your family off into the night and oblivion ; the machine thereupon promptly declares itself the winner and it 's back to that fucking cave again .
16 But the stranger had already turned and walked off into the night , back along the towpath in the direction from which he 'd come .
17 Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement , slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night .
18 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 .
19 And later she might have sworn , even though the lighting was bad and he was already some distance away , that before turning around and stalking off into the night , the stranger had snarled like a beast .
20 This means heading off into the night to visit friends , relatives and neighbours bearing gifts of whisky and ‘ black bun and shorty [ shortcake ] ’ .
21 I had acquired and learned to drive an old Hillman during the summer and , piling two tired and travel-sick children into the back with our parcels , we set off into the night .
22 In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance .
23 Spitting and spluttering , forcing his flailing hands and knees to get a grip on the earth and push him back upright , he heard the rushing creak of the rickshaw 's wheels and the patter of feet as the haulier sped off into the night .
24 She got out , and , after he had waited to see her enter the house , the car roared off into the night .
25 He knows it , and drives off into the night licking his dollar lips .
26 The horses lose interest and sashay off into the night .
27 With a sudden swift movement , he seized the shotgun with his left hand and sent it whirling off into the night after the pistol .
28 He then said ‘ God bless ! ’ to her , and was carried off into the night .
29 ‘ I will happily drive you to your front door , little one , ’ he said dryly , ‘ but I have the feeling you would prefer not to waken your parents with the noise of the vulgar Alfa revving off into the night . ’
30 ‘ There 's no need to storm off into the night .
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