Example sentences of "and set off " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would expect to learn of the success of the Tay landings , and to set off on the seven miles that would take them to the central strongholds of Alba , already besieged by their fellows . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 4 | This one is n't a novel , but a personal travelogue whose scenario can be summed-up thus : successful , celebrated author buys an old biplane and sets off across America to recreate the old barnstorming days while rediscovering himself and his country and … |
| 5 | ‘ When Brad escapes from the Nebulan experiment lab and sets off with Cord and Tara to immobilize the directed-energy scythe on the Xerxian attack ship — where 's Chelsi ? ’ |
| 6 | He finds himself calling upon the Government to use its powers to stop or sink Christopher Columbus 's expedition before it reaches America , and sets off a chain of events disastrous to the ecology of two continents . |
| 7 | THREE or four times a month a Royal Bank lorry laden with 4 tonnes of waste paper pulls out of Drummond House and sets off for a paper mill in Fife . |
| 8 | A peasant catches two partridges , takes them home to his wife to cook and sets off to invite the village priest to join them . |
| 9 | Travers soon discovers that he has been deceived again , and sets off once more to retrieve his property . |
| 10 | She sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household , family and friends . |
| 11 | But she sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household , family and friends . |
| 12 | Moral victory there for Lawrence who very smartly , it 's good to see , oldies pull through , turns on his heels and sets off back again in search of his mark . |
| 13 | He 's there now , a little and Tufnell aborts his approach , gets up to the and dries his hands in the dust of the foot holes and sets off back to his mark . |
| 14 | this lad was , now he was , coming in the bar , he sat just as you come in the door and then he moved to that long thing where we sit , well I go at the bar and Jackie was sat there Jackie , I said time to be social , no I cos I laugh , I were laughing me head off me and he 's jabbering away move like that , his arms moving you know , then he sets off to sing , well , la , la and Johnny said shut up I know Johnny put his glass of beer on the next table to ours and sets off to see Mickey , then he stands up this lad sit down you , must have thought for his beer , I think he was like , I says to Jack I says er you want to put his trousers is all undone , you know sat and his trousers what and his jumper , so our Johnny went he said get that covered up and , but he pulled it down like that , and now he took 'em out he walked through the door and his trousers were falling down but |
| 15 | It 's dependent on the purposeful pulling of triggers and setting off of bombs . |
| 16 | Students at the nearby People 's University ( Renda ) joined in by chanting , beating their tin wash-basins and foodbowls and setting off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion . |
| 17 | Her hair was down , making a black foam about her shoulders and setting off her silver circlet . |
| 18 | There was time only to grab a piece of burnt toast before jumping into her car and setting off for London . |
| 19 | And both Bramble and Quince were relieved when their respective charges had finished lunch and set off again on their quest . |
| 20 | Cameron found Donald Stewart and set off beside him towards Weem , which lay among its woodlands in a light blue haze of evening smoke . |
| 21 | Before he could close it the crowd swarmed past him in their hundreds and set off towards the castle at a trot . |
| 22 | He got up and dressed as though in a trance , and set off for the Castle with the hangdog look of a condemned man . |
| 23 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 24 | She went upstairs , changed into her swimsuit and set off , on foot , for the cove . |
| 25 | She mounted the bike and set off . |
| 26 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 27 | See you later , Luke , ’ and set off . |
| 28 | ‘ On second thoughts , ’ she said , ‘ I 'll introduce myself , ’ and set off across the room . |
| 29 | Then they have five days to sell the dog , make arrangements for the wife and kids and set off for Moscow 's Star City , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Half way through the meal Taff produced a bottle of red wine scrounged from H.Q It certainly tasted good and set off the meal . |