Example sentences of "set off [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , this morning I set off down Lennox Gardens , the Street with No Name , and then into Rumsey Road . |
| 2 | The police had blocked this way and the marchers set off along Duke Street , trying to find another way onto the bridge . |
| 3 | Upon leaving church we set off via Paynes Hill , Barnard 's Street , Trinity Street , Ivy Street and New Street to Crane Street . |
| 4 | We set off via Salt Lane and St. Edmund 's Church Street and , like all small boys , saw much of interest on the way . |
| 5 | On 20th September they set off to Pooley Bridge , referred to as ‘ Pawley ’ Bridge , drawing Brother 's Water and ‘ Ulles Water ’ on the way — ‘ slept at Mardale after drawing Ulles and Hawes . ’ |
| 6 | The Squadron had originated as the idea of a New Englander , Norman Prince , who had learned to fly in Massachusetts in 1914 , and then set off to France with the intention of forming a unit for American volunteer flyers . |
| 7 | I set off to Khan Market to buy something for my headache , only to find the roads were clogged with white Ambassadors dressed up as Christmas trees . |
| 8 | When the two women set off to Berlin together in search of Roswitha 's past , the film becomes an exploration of the power of affection to transcend boundaries of age , background and sexual orientation . |
| 9 | After lunch they set off to Kingsburgh for one of their most memorable encounters . |
| 10 | With the drinks set out and the food at the ready , I set off with Caroline , who had arrived from Denmark the night before . |
| 11 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 12 | They set off for Siwa , arriving on 21 June only to discover that the LRDG was in the process of abandoning the place . |
| 13 | With a companion in a BN Islander and Spencer in an Aero Commander they set off for Botswana . |
| 14 | HOUNSLOW will be defending an unbeaten record in the European Cup-Winners ' Cup when they set off for Holland today to compete in this season 's final stages . |
| 15 | St. George realised that there was every chance that Ofahengaue would become one of the best players of the World Cup and went to the extreme to sign Ofahengaue before the Wallabies set off for London . |
| 16 | First thing this morning campaigners set off for London , and Downing Street . |
| 17 | My father was thirty-eight , my mother twenty-nine when they married ; a few months later they set off for Addis Ababa . |
| 18 | Louise kept up a flow of bright chatter as they set off for Wigmore Street . |
| 19 | At last the great day arrived , and 17 players and supporters set off for England . |
| 20 | At 10:16 we boarded the Sprinter on platform one.Then we set off for Shrewsbury : |
| 21 | Maggie was not cheerful as they set off for Granada . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 24 | and eventually hauled me aboard as we set off for Blackpool . |
| 25 | Everyone knows that in fact you can get organised — so — leaving the family , animals and business I set off for Avery Hill College . |
| 26 | I set off for Duxford cursing . |
| 27 | Lifeline to the warzone : Relief supplies set off for Croatia . |
| 28 | A UN convoy which set off for Srebrenica yesterday was turned back by Serbian police backed up by an armoured car . |
| 29 | The following morning we set off for Verona . |
| 30 | , 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 . |