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 . |