Example sentences of "as [pron] set off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
| 2 | This time Sausage accompanied her , and as she set off with the the two small boys and their three dogs , Korah , Dathan and Abiram , she reflected that they must look rather like a circus . |
| 3 | She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit . |
| 4 | Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he said through gritted teeth as he set off down the corridor . |
| 6 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |
| 7 | As he set off for the airport Lewis remembered that he had told Adam from the first that only trouble could come from a person of his youth and inexperience inheriting a big house and land of the dimensions of Wyvis Hall . |
| 8 | That summer I could only think he was mad as he set off around the town and I dozed in the dark heat and stillness of the garden . |