Example sentences of "set off [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 So we set off bravely in our four-inchers , risking life , limb and hoots of European laughter , while the Italians stride through the sunbeds in the ultimate pair of flat sandals .
2 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 .
3 So they packed up some pears and pineapples — set off well before the light hours
4 He refused , so after a visit to the General Hospital , almost empty of patients and deserted by Burmese staff , with the remaining civilian doctors and sisters about to leave , I set off sadly with several stragglers and drove through the night to Prome .
5 Lockhart 's flight became lost and returned to the carrier , then set off again with two hours ' fuel already gone .
6 After a walk back to the inn and a half-hour wait , they set off again for Bath , very much relieved that matters had not been worse .
7 ‘ There 'll be scent enough today , ’ she said as they set off again for the meet .
8 They set off again at a stately pace .
9 We set off again along the gravel paths .
10 George climbed back on board and closed the doors , and presently we set off again to our last stop before Winnipeg .
11 The three men set off again in the Sunbeam , touring the stores of Ruislip and Eastcote , making purchases with their newly acquired Barclaycard .
12 TWO Britons set off yesterday on the first trans-atlantic hot-air balloon race .
13 They set off together in the small car , Rose 's girlish smiles and waves only accentuating the picture of the happy couple going on a whole day 's outing alone together .
14 We set off early from Gemiler Island , the anchorage closest to their northern end , where we had anchored in perfect shelter , hunting lizards and mosaics in a labyrinth of Byzantine ruins .
15 Although the house in which Eric was now hidden was an isolated one , we could n't exclude the possibility of a German search , so I set off there on my bicycle while the Germans were still questioning people .
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