Example sentences of "[subord] they set off [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate .
2 He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’
3 Before they set off up the beach , both bared white teeth in sudden , violent smiles .
4 Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home .
5 So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety .
6 The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay .
7 She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths .
8 Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms .
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