Example sentences of "[art] [noun] set off [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 As the Renault set off down the drive , Vitor placed an arm around Ashley 's shoulders .
2 They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen .
3 This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June .
4 This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June .
5 The bearer set off along the wide , dusty street .
6 At a slightly uneven stagger the coffin set off down the aisle .
7 The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody .
8 Undaunted the helicopter crew managed to recover the remaining survivors in very difficult conditions , and will all four survivors aboard the helicopter the remaining tow line was cut and the lifeboat set off to the north east to return to her station .
9 The Doctor set off down the slope .
10 The court heard her ordeal began when she and the children set off with the salesman on what they thought would be a family shopping trip .
11 Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny .
12 After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder .
13 THIS MORNING at 7am , 1,250 pairs of arms will churn the warm blue water of the Pacific into foam as the competitors set off on the first , swimming stage of the 11th Ironman Triathlon on and around the little resort of Kailua-Kona here .
14 The helicopter and a standby vessel spotted a flare set off by the crew and stayed in the vicinity until the men were winched to safety by an RAF helicopter .
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