Example sentences of "[verb] and [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 2 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 3 | Bridget pulled the door shut and they set off after him . |
| 4 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 5 | His wife and daughter were mugged and raped and he set out on a trail of revenge killings in cold blood , making himself bait for the muggers . |