Example sentences of "[det] set off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neural therapy aims at restoring the resting potential of depolarized cells by the injection of small amounts of local anaesthetic ( procaine or xylocaine ) which carries a charge of around + 290 mV , and this sets off a chain of events which aids the restoration of cellular function . |
| 2 | Definite seasonal variations occur , because of various factors , with the temperature of the water as the main influence , and this sets off a chain ( ecological succession ) of natural events , which can be learned only by experience . |
| 3 | This set off another heated debate . |
| 4 | This set off a major rebellion in which Russian settlements were sacked with a death toll of over 2,500 . |
| 5 | This work has had me taking this set off the shelf again and again . |
| 6 | We all set off in the car to see a lawyer . |
| 7 | Finely-chiselled features with high cheekbones and a generous mouth , all set off by a cascading mass of beautiful golden hair . |
| 8 | I then tell them a story which they act out : one day the children all set off home only to find that a great big hole has opened up in the playground . |
| 9 | ‘ All right , Belinda , I 'll drive you , ’ said David and they all set off across the grass to the dodgem stand . |
| 10 | After the dying Stepan Verkhovensky has taken the sacrament he says ‘ however , tomorrow — Tomorrow we shall all set off . ’ |
| 11 | Competitors started at staggered times but with the leaders all setting off within three minutes of each other , the competition benefited from an added edge . |
| 12 | Scunthorpe survived largely because Futcher thought he was offside when he was n't and Deary was when he should n't have been — his 81st-minute goal being disallowed to the despair of the home fans and the delight of those setting off across the black hills . |
| 13 | Some work on electronic beams , while others are activated by air movement — just opening the door can be enough to set off this type . |
| 14 | Except perhaps , another New Zealander , Professor Ernest Rutherford , who , at Manchester University , succeeded in splitting the atom and in the process started off a chain of events that would be even more shattering than that set off by two shots . |
| 15 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 16 | When we heard screams and cries for help , we both set off ‘ hot foot ’ thinking someone was injured . |