Example sentences of "and set off [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 2 | Zak waved , retreated and set off down the corridor , flat-footed almost at once after his bounce in the dining car , and already with drooping shoulders consulting his notebook about what he needed to do next . |
| 3 | She returned indoors to fetch stout shoes and anorak , tied a headscarf over her bobbed brown hair to stop it flying about in the wind , and set off down the lane . |
| 4 | Only he had watched , fascinated , as the pool of blood collecting around the spilt innards suddenly burst its confines and set off down the road , finding its way slowly and with difficulty , its bright fresh surface soon matted with dust and drowning insects . |
| 5 | The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado swept out from the garage and set off down the road from Cromcruach . |
| 6 | She turned and set off down the path leading to the river and the house . |
| 7 | When Hugh 's men had lifted Aldhelm 's body on to the litter , and set off down the path with it towards the Foregate , Tutilo fell in behind the sorry little procession like a mourner , and went silently step for step with them , his eyes still upon the shrouded body . |
| 8 | We struck camp next day and set off down the mountain on our way to the Webi Shebeli . |
| 9 | His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him . |
| 10 | She pulled herself together and set off across the square . |
| 11 | I dumped the carrier with my groceries down beside the road , and set off across the moor . |
| 12 | Peter , half hearing , said , ‘ Oh , I 'm desperate all right , ’ and gave a little barking laugh , and set off across the bus station to the car park , grasping Laura 's luggage . |
| 13 | ‘ On second thoughts , ’ she said , ‘ I 'll introduce myself , ’ and set off across the room . |
| 14 | He smiled coolly , gave a nod in the general direction of the other two men , and set off across the ballroom with Caroline in tow . |
| 15 | Though her lungs were aflame with her efforts , she rolled over and set off into the darkness of the tunnel that led outside before anyone could think to send a boat for her — though at least there were hiding places here in case they did . |
| 16 | But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard . |
| 17 | And Nyasha and all her family and everybody from the village made a long long line and set off through the forest . |
| 18 | He bundled her down the stairs and set off through the rain at a cracking pace . |
| 19 | Adam turned at once and set off through the rain . |
| 20 | So we gritted our teeth and set off along the Pyg-motorway past the army 's blasted and unforgivable folly , writhing and frothing and swearing and laughing aghast — the vapours thickening the while , so that when we looked down from Bwlch Moch , Llydaw was rimless , leaden obscurity and our hair mist-beaded like grizzled Rastafarians . |
| 21 | Scrambled eggs again , and coffee , then I made a thermos of tea , pushed that , with a packet of biscuits , into the pocket of my anorak , and set off along the cliff path . |
| 22 | I decided it was time to look into the Bunker properly , and set off along the bank at a jog , swinging round the southernmost dune towards the old pillbox . |
| 23 | She dressed quickly , put on rubber boots and a waterproof , and set off along the footpath leading to Benbury Woods . |
| 24 | They took the goose between them and set off along the line that shone silver in the moonlight . |
| 25 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |
| 26 | Dara fled back to Agra and set off on the road to Delhi without daring to face his father . |
| 27 | On the day agreed , travel from any station to Goschenen by rail on a special round-journey ticket , take over the reserved hire-cycle there , and set off on the journey of exploration downhill on the old cantonal road , taking as much time , and with as many halts , as suits you . |
| 28 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 29 | He swept Dalziel 's glass from under his nose and set off to the bar at the quick march . |
| 30 | Now , when the farmer had left the house , his wife went out to the stable and saddled the pony. then she put on her husband 's best clothes , tied the turban high so as to look as tall as possible , jumped astride the pony , and set off to the field where the tiger was waiting . |