Example sentences of "set off [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The two men set off down a narrow path which traversed the slope diagonally .
2 ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry .
3 In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten .
4 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 .
5 He examined the gallery , then set off along the left-hand corridor where the men 's bedrooms were .
6 They set off through the drizzling rain , climbing the steep path up the rock which the monks said was popularly known as Arthur 's Seat .
7 We set off through the pretty woods and were soon at the base of the remarkably clean , steep granite buttress .
8 We set off through the lovely village of Stonethwaite and up the steep woodland path towards Great Crag .
9 But once you have unfolded an ordnance survey map and made the cheese and pickle sandwiches , it 's hard to change your mind , and so on a hot June day I set off up the zig-zagging tourist path from Glen Nevis at ten o'clock in the morning .
10 She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house .
11 After a quick breakfast we set off to the first address on the list .
12 Set off with the towing Julie 's car and the tow rope just snapped in two , and it jerked both cars and it cut off the fuel .
13 We set off for a five mile run in the woods to the south of the camp .
14 Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day .
15 Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn .
16 There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast .
17 FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour .
18 Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away .
19 Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit .
20 Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate .
21 Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time .
22 Set off at a good pace with the longest stride that is comfortable , letting your arms swing naturally in opposition to your feet .
23 Set off at a good pace , with the longest stride that is comfortable , your arms swinging naturally in opposition to your legs .
24 She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view .
25 Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle .
26 It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west .
27 We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting .
28 It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot .
29 So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey .
30 First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right .
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