Example sentences of "the [noun] set off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car sets off in a series of lurches across the gravel , for a moment blotting out , or perhaps silencing , the night life . |
| 2 | As the Renault set off down the drive , Vitor placed an arm around Ashley 's shoulders . |
| 3 | They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen . |
| 4 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 5 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 6 | The bearer set off along the wide , dusty street . |
| 7 | At a slightly uneven stagger the coffin set off down the aisle . |
| 8 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
| 9 | As Patricia Monahan says ‘ oil-painting should be a journey of exploration and pleasure ’ , adding that ‘ the artist sets off in a particular direction but ends up somewhere else . ’ |
| 10 | Undaunted the helicopter crew managed to recover the remaining survivors in very difficult conditions , and will all four survivors aboard the helicopter the remaining tow line was cut and the lifeboat set off to the north east to return to her station . |
| 11 | The Doctor set off down the slope . |
| 12 | The court heard her ordeal began when she and the children set off with the salesman on what they thought would be a family shopping trip . |
| 13 | Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny . |
| 14 | After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder . |
| 15 | THIS MORNING at 7am , 1,250 pairs of arms will churn the warm blue water of the Pacific into foam as the competitors set off on the first , swimming stage of the 11th Ironman Triathlon on and around the little resort of Kailua-Kona here . |