Example sentences of "setting off [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry had set his house in order but had no thoughts about setting off on crusade . |
| 2 | Obviously a thief had been about , but Dad had no time to investigate before setting off for work . |
| 3 | Most evenings , before setting off for work , he would call in at his parents ' house in Old Church Street . |
| 4 | Leopold dawdled before setting off for home . |
| 5 | Setting off for home on the bus has never been so much fun for the children of Grange Junior School in Swindon . |
| 6 | The Norman Towers — Entering through these it is easy to imagine the Knights of the Middle Ages setting off for battle , banners flying and a host of bowmen and falconers bringing up the rear . |
| 7 | David Hempleman-Adams is setting off in search of the Geomagnetic North pole in April . |
| 8 | Gav is setting off from Oxford , I am setting off from West London . |