Example sentences of "we set off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shall we set off early ? |
| 2 | 4.00pm — We set off again ; this time via Tony 's home to collect a variety of possessions , finally arriving at hospital no.3 . |
| 3 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 4 | We set off in file moving along a narrow gauge railway in pitch darkness I was trying desperately to keep in contact with the Frenchman in front of me and cursing him when he stopped suddenly , causing me to bang my face on his rucksack . |
| 5 | The night was dark as we set off in file through the trees after checking our weapons . |
| 6 | We set off through the lovely village of Stonethwaite and up the steep woodland path towards Great Crag . |
| 7 | Armed with wooden swords , cardboard breast plates , and now shields , we set off with renewed enthusiasm . |
| 8 | Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea . |
| 9 | Whatever is there to see at Tuam ? ’ she complained mildly , as we set off : . |
| 10 | I promised to remember her to the Harvey-Beaumonts ‘ over the water ’ , and we set off once more , along a road that ran beside a demesne wall . |
| 11 | We set off at ten , collected Coconut and bowled along to the woods . |
| 12 | Just after nine we set off in a taxi and dropped Rozanov off outside his embassy in Kensington Gardens . |
| 13 | On the second day , as we set off to walk over one of the high gritstone moors towards Kinder Scout , a sudden squall made us pleased at our foresight in bringing our Sprayway Torridon jackets along . |
| 14 | We set off to walk over one of the high gritstone moors towards Kinder Scout . |
| 15 | Millions of pounds spent on satellite technology is wasted when people like me ignore Michael Fish yelling on television from behind some sandbags , ‘ For God 's sake take cover ! ’ as we set off to claim a Munro with a song in our hearts . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | So we set off down the steep easterly flank of the mountain , alongside a spectacular waterfall that incredibly was still partially frozen in June . |
| 18 | Just as we set off , would you believe it , the heavens opened . |
| 19 | ‘ But you must have known this before we set off , ’ said a very irate Italian . |
| 20 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 21 | We set off via Salt Lane and St. Edmund 's Church Street and , like all small boys , saw much of interest on the way . |
| 22 | Upon leaving church we set off via Paynes Hill , Barnard 's Street , Trinity Street , Ivy Street and New Street to Crane Street . |
| 23 | Restored with food and warm drinks , we set off down Brewers ' Gullet , portage our final canal lock and set out down the river . |
| 24 | The river is full to the brim and quite placid so we set off again . |
| 25 | I 'd been told about the Afon Por-Gilli but never got around to finding and paddling it so when I found that I had the first Wednesday of the month off we set off westbound across the border . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | George climbed back on board and closed the doors , and presently we set off again to our last stop before Winnipeg . |
| 28 | Armed with a canal guide and a confidence inspiring wave from Roger we set off on our gentle adventure . |
| 29 | At about midnight we set off on our way back to Hal Far . |
| 30 | We set off from Amriyah on 13 March , and spent the night with 73 Squadron , as El Adem was unsafe due to the unfriendly attention it was receiving from enemy dive-bombers . |