Example sentences of "setting off on [art] " in BNC.

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1 The Pope , a conservative whose grip on the reins of power has never been firmer , is setting off on a tour of the Far East on Friday .
2 Why is it important to vent the fuel tank before setting off on a boat dive ?
3 Or suppose you 're setting off on a driving tour of Spain and you do n't speak the language .
4 Before setting off on a coastal paddle it is important to check the charts for military ranges , amongst other dangers .
5 August 1992 sees Tim setting off on a journey much nearer home and this time he 's inviting the wine-loving gourmets of Britain to join him .
6 Setting off on a crash course
7 There 's nothing worse than setting off on a day 's walking after a cold sleepless night when you feel as though you 've been trussed up in a straight jacket .
8 After a couple of moves I gained the crest of this and draped a big sling over its tip before setting off on a journey of discovery down the other side of the offending obstacle .
9 Normally , the visitors gather together to meet PLC directors briefly before setting off on a guided tour .
10 But he stood there watching until the little car had disappeared , as though Ellen were setting off on a long and dangerous journey from which she might never return .
11 A yachtsman has been reunited with his wife — five months after setting off on a voyage which should have lasted just four weeks .
12 MOST of Europe 's unmarried royals are setting off on a cruise on Norway 's fjords next week , giving hopes for at least one blue-blooded romance .
13 Pat will ‘ kick off ’ proceedings on the day at 1.15pm when he launches 1 , balloons before setting off on a fun walk with everyone who has come along .
14 I quoted out loud , light-headed with triumph as I opened a tin of lunch before setting off on the thirty-mile drive to the hospital .
15 She is one of three Guinness people who are setting off on the Raleigh scheme next year — the other two work at Guinness Ireland and at head office in Portman Square .
16 hello there … today we 've come east to the far east for our Central South sport … we 're in Nepal with some local pioneers who are setting off on the first ever Kathmandu marathon … before we run we have join our football parade …
17 This is the life down on the Copacobana beach in Rio … sun shining … waves crashing in on the sand … and its here that Liz Macdonald from Gloucester is setting off on the second leg of the British Steel Challenge … she 's on board the Nuclear Electric yacht … from Rio they round Cape Horn and head for Hobart … they 'll be racing for six weeks …
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