Example sentences of "[noun prp] set off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having established himself at Ince , Killigrew set off for the busy mercantile town of Plymouth , where he soon fell in with a merchant , Tremayne , who had a daughter , Mary . |
| 2 | As the Renault set off down the drive , Vitor placed an arm around Ashley 's shoulders . |
| 3 | OOam on a crisp Spring morning , 2O staff from Wallington set off on a 46 mile sponsored bike ride from Wallington to Brighton . |
| 4 | Ten days later , at eight-thirty in the morning of Wednesday , 22nd January , Robyn Penrose set off in a snowstorm and an ill humour to begin her stint as the University of Rummidge Faculty of Arts Industry Year Shadow , or URFAIYS as she was designated in memoranda emanating from the Vice-Chancellor 's Office . |
| 5 | West Indies soon lost Haynes , but Richards , on his home ground , and Greenidge set off at an explosive pace with 45 off the first seven overs . |
| 6 | Aware that it would be difficult and dangerous for the Hurricanes to attempt to land back aboard , Sabey set off towards Malta , hoping to meet one of the aircraft despatched from the island to lead in any lost aircraft , before their fuel ran out . |
| 7 | With British pop music once again in the ascendant , Richard Branson set off to America to sell Virgin artists , with an optimism that almost banished the memory of his company 's disastrous American adventure of two years before . |
| 8 | When she had eaten , Ruth set off for Dudley House . |
| 9 | But it was precisely Gould 's unshakeable commonsense , which Havell had so reviled , that was beginning to antagonise the rival American camp , and it was with exasperation that they watched Gould set off for Europe on a reconnoitring trip for his second publication . |
| 10 | On 17 June Gould set off with Sturt across the Mount Lofty range towards the Murray River . |
| 11 | An opportunity for escape occurred shortly afterwards when she and Wordsworth set off on a walking tour into the Wye Valley . |
| 12 | Early that afternoon , as soon as she could get away from a lunch with colleagues from her department , Loretta set off for the Sunday Herald building . |
| 13 | With this thought in mind , Loretta set off for Paddington . |
| 14 | Loaded with 1.7 tons of highly toxic plutonium , the Japanese freighter Akatsuki Maru set off from Cherbourg , France , on 7 November to return to Japan . |
| 15 | In July 1816 Sewell set off for Vienna , Berlin and Hanover . |
| 16 | Joy and Alan set off on one of their marathon walks , this time a coast-to-coast sponsored effort to raise money for our local church , one of the oldest in North Wales . |
| 17 | The sky was cloudy when Giles set off after an early breakfast . |
| 18 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
| 19 | Hawkbit was the last to return and as he came up Hazel set off at once . |
| 20 | Clutching at the safety of recollection , the Glovers set off for more familiar regions . |
| 21 | Her conscience at peace , Julia set off for dinner in a mood to enjoy herself . |
| 22 | Julia set off towards the Dorsoduro , beginning to feel really ill with a headache pounding behind her left eyebrow , smarting eyes , a rasped throat and a nose that felt as though it were stuffed with hot , wet flannel with a few pins in it , but even so she decided to give her lesson . |
| 23 | Marshall set off in a new direction . |
| 24 | Prentice put his arms round Rory 's neck and got up onto his back ; Rory set off at a run . |
| 25 | After watching the train steam away with Christian waving from an open carriage window until he was out of sight , Carrie and Seb set off on the return journey in the gig . |
| 26 | In reprisal the Armstrongs set off in force and burned Netherby in Cumberland . |
| 27 | Pretty certain this must be the man , Paige set off down the street , stopping every now and then to look in shop windows and cast surreptitious glances backwards . |
| 28 | These time-fused torpedoes fired , Micky Wynn set off at 0230 for the sea down river , while Commander Ryder moved into midstream to check the position , coming between the wrecks — five MLs were now blazing hulks — to within 250 yards ( 230m ) of the Mole 's batteries as Able Seaman Savage and his mate , AB F.A . |
| 29 | This was not quite ready when Mozart set off for Munich and so Mozart 's letters to his father , who acted as intermediary between him and the librettist , reveal a great deal of the process of writing . |
| 30 | Hoping to attract the new emperor 's attention , Mozart set off with his brother-in law , in his own coach , arriving at Frankfurt on 28 September , after a quick , six-day journey . |