Example sentences of "[pron] set [adv prt] towards the " in BNC.

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1 She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest .
2 She set off towards the junction to the left .
3 She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit .
4 I saw George outside under the station lights and watched him set off towards the rear of the train .
5 He set off towards the bottom end of the square to walk down Via Roma in the direction of the sea .
6 He set off towards the buses .
7 When he set off towards the river the red bitch followed .
8 As his lad let him go , he set off towards the start flat out with his mouth open and his nose in the air .
9 He set off towards the canal , leaving Robbie — as usual , she fumed — to scurry after him .
10 He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house .
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