Example sentences of "[noun sg] and set [adv prt] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a half-shudder , she left the lower bowel and set off gingerly along the rather treacherous surface of the greater intestine which coiled before her — a tunnel she was n't too sure she saw the light at the end of . |
| 2 | With that he relaxed his grasp and set off alone in the direction of the Chelonians . |
| 3 | And both Bramble and Quince were relieved when their respective charges had finished lunch and set off again on their quest . |
| 4 | Fearon dragged it on over his sweater , tugged a disreputable flat cap over his wet hair and set off briskly towards the yard . |
| 5 | We finished serving lunch and coffee and cleared up , and as soon as I decently could I left the kitchen and set off forward up the train . |
| 6 | At the Grand , David Swan fastened his amended photopass to his jacket and set off briskly towards the conference centre some two hundred yards away . |
| 7 | She turned from the shop-window and set off briskly down the street towards the Stefansplatz , Karelius striding alongside . |
| 8 | The big table had been covered with a checked table-cloth and set out tidily with cutlery and mats and glasses . |
| 9 | In order to continue postgraduate studies I had applied for some financial assistance for part-time fees , under a scheme created by the Home Office and set up specifically in recognition of a lack of higher educational qualifications in the police service ( HO Circular 29/74 ) . |