Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At 10:16 we boarded the Sprinter on platform one.Then we set off for Shrewsbury : |
| 32 | Maggie was not cheerful as they set off for Granada . |
| 33 | SIXTH formers are perfecting their accents as they set off for work in the French town of Dunkirk . |
| 34 | The Mozarts then set off for Mannheim , which , under the music-loving Elector Carl Theodor , had one of the finest orchestras in Europe ; and since 1742 the Electoral palace had also included an opera house in the west wing . |
| 35 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 36 | With a sinking heart she arranged for her things to come up by an outside porter , and then set off for home . |
| 37 | They had been visiting friends , they had enjoyed their evening and the time had gone quickly so it was rather late when they set off for home . |
| 38 | After dropping Martin and Lucy off at Vidlin , I set off for home . |
| 39 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 40 | the end of the day saw children and parents — tired but happy — set off for home , already looking forward to the next party . |
| 41 | Then the teams set off for home bringing this year 's Beaujolais Nouveau by the shortage mileage from Beaune to Liverpool . |
| 42 | Fond farewells exchanged , we set off for home , our brains buzzing with new and exciting ideas to bring back to Wales ’ . |
| 43 | and eventually hauled me aboard as we set off for Blackpool . |
| 44 | Everyone knows that in fact you can get organised — so — leaving the family , animals and business I set off for Avery Hill College . |
| 45 | I set off for Duxford cursing . |
| 46 | Lifeline to the warzone : Relief supplies set off for Croatia . |
| 47 | A UN convoy which set off for Srebrenica yesterday was turned back by Serbian police backed up by an armoured car . |
| 48 | The following morning we set off for Verona . |
| 49 | The farmer 's wife has kindly pressed my kilt and I set off into town with a small group of Commandos , all of us determined to enjoy ourselves , and , of course , to sort out the local French girls . |
| 50 | To reach this desolate spot you set off at sun-up and head toward mountain ranges which scarcely ever get closer . |
| 51 | ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday . |
| 52 | Rich men in gowns , dresses and Roman robes set off on foot to north , south , east and west . |
| 53 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 54 | Crops are harvested almost without sweat , boats set off on journeys with full sails , celebrations are carried off with style and decorum . |
| 55 | , export manager at Courtaulds Coatings in New Zealand , met fellow winner , manager of the trade and retail paint division at Courtaulds International ( Brazil ) , in Hobart when the yachts set off on February 13 . |
| 56 | ‘ Not that I had any doubts on the score , ’ Penry assured her as they set off towards Haverfordwest . |
| 57 | And so we set off towards Tughlukabad , Balvinder doing his best to prove his point . |
| 58 | COSTS — legal aid — set off against damages . |
| 59 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |
| 60 | But they set off in April — and forgot to tell the town hall . |