Example sentences of "set [adv prt] across the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Flaming June ’ , people muttered bitterly amid the cascades of rain , and the thought of the poor men who must be waiting to set out across the choppy Channel in their small boats to fight a bloody battle on the other side made me feel cold and sick .
2 She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths .
3 Dismissing the irritating Leo from her mind , she ran lightly upstairs to collect a thick sweater and to pull on heavy shoes before setting off across the boggy field behind the cottage towards the bend in the river .
4 She set off across the rough turf towards the low hill brow ahead .
5 She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it .
6 Then she set off across the shimmering grass , towards the dank , smelly , but mercifully cool ‘ Ladies ’ .
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