Example sentences of "[adv] set off [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She was eighteen and had never been out of England , yet she unhesitatingly set off for a remote and savage country in Africa .
2 And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break !
3 She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view .
4 Within ten minutes the shark was visible but it then set off on a strong deep dive taking 100 yards of line despite a heavy drag setting .
5 First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right .
6 The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car .
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