Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [adv] towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | These Odonata may never have been on Earth before , but they circled the Nuria II in an assured way and then set off northwards towards Australia with leisurely beats of their wings . |
| 2 | Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea . |
| 3 | Mark set off downhill towards the Refuge d'Argentiere , 500 metres below us . |
| 4 | Joseph lunged toward it , but the sight of him terrorized the gibbon further , and it set off frantically towards the only visible refuge . |
| 5 | He had n't time , he thought , and he set off briskly towards the blacksmith 's , his rucksack and his bags already bulging . |
| 6 | Fearon dragged it on over his sweater , tugged a disreputable flat cap over his wet hair and set off briskly towards the yard . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She set off boldly towards the fence and only had to put her feet down speedily once . |
| 9 | Then he got off and set off back towards Slough . |