Example sentences of "set off down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hundreds of people line the banks of the River Coruh in Eastern Turkey eagerly awaiting three huge river rafts , each with a 24 strong crew , to set off down the rapids . |
| 2 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 3 | Once I had unpacked , I set off down the lane to have a look at the Round Tower before dark . |
| 4 | Bright and early next morning , I set off down the lane to work , my drawing pad and pens in my jauntily swinging plastic bag . |
| 5 | Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny . |
| 6 | At nightfall they set off down the escarpment and in holiday mood were soon bowling merrily along the coast road . |
| 7 | So we set off down the steep easterly flank of the mountain , alongside a spectacular waterfall that incredibly was still partially frozen in June . |
| 8 | They set off down the lane , Elizabeth , Jonna and Jonadab going ahead on three heavy horses and the men and dogs following , slipping and skidding on the hard-packed snow trodden down by the shires . |
| 9 | After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder . |
| 10 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 11 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 12 | Stringing themselves out in a ragged line , a scout-masterish type at the head , they set off down the valley . |
| 13 | Should she set off down the hill to meet him ? |
| 14 | The two rafts will set off down the river at ten o'clock , each holding eight plus a guide . |
| 15 | As she 'd set off down the drive her one thought had been that perhaps it was n't too late . |
| 16 | Within an hour Allan , Donald the smith , and the Logan brothers had set off down the strath to Weem with the petitions in a leather wallet , to add to the already thick bunch in James 's strong-box , and Cameron and James had got horses from a sympathizer in the village and rode off towards the narrow glen of Keltney . |
| 17 | Stephen had already set off down the path . |
| 18 | Patrick watched Chris setting off down the 10th and then cut across to the 11th green , which was quite close . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ Nonsense , ’ said the Princess , and set off down the stairs at a spanking pace . |
| 21 | They left their luggage in the booking-office — which looked more like a chickencoop than anything else — and set off down the muddy track that the ancient porter had indicated . |
| 22 | He took as many arrows as he could carry and , holding his bow with an arrow ready notched , set off down the track after the verderers . |
| 23 | Zak waved , retreated and set off down the corridor , flat-footed almost at once after his bounce in the dining car , and already with drooping shoulders consulting his notebook about what he needed to do next . |
| 24 | Goodnights were exchanged and George set off down the lane with Elizabeth , Sarah and their mother . |
| 25 | She turned and set off down the path leading to the river and the house . |
| 26 | She returned indoors to fetch stout shoes and anorak , tied a headscarf over her bobbed brown hair to stop it flying about in the wind , and set off down the lane . |
| 27 | At a slightly uneven stagger the coffin set off down the aisle . |
| 28 | " Be careful , " said Buckthorn , as Hazel and Blackberry set off down the slope . |
| 29 | He set off down the slope . |
| 30 | The Doctor set off down the slope . |