Example sentences of "and set off [prep] [art] [noun] " 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 THREE or four times a month a Royal Bank lorry laden with 4 tonnes of waste paper pulls out of Drummond House and sets off for a paper mill in Fife .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado swept out from the garage and set off down the road from Cromcruach .
7 She turned and set off down the path leading to the river and the house .
8 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 .
9 We struck camp next day and set off down the mountain on our way to the Webi Shebeli .
10 ‘ Nonsense , ’ said the Princess , and set off down the stairs at a spanking pace .
11 As soon as his hold slackened a shade she pulled free and set off down the stairs .
12 His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him .
13 Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore .
14 She pulled herself together and set off across the square .
15 I dumped the carrier with my groceries down beside the road , and set off across the moor .
16 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 .
17 ‘ On second thoughts , ’ she said , ‘ I 'll introduce myself , ’ and set off across the room .
18 By the time we had crossed two more we had decided to stop drying our feet and re-booting after each one , and set off across the bogs in bare feet .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 And Nyasha and all her family and everybody from the village made a long long line and set off through the forest .
23 He bundled her down the stairs and set off through the rain at a cracking pace .
24 Adam turned at once and set off through the rain .
25 In the late Sixties , Kasmin swallowed his pride and set off as a travelling salesman on behalf of the gallery to America , travelling the States with a bagful of transparencies , finding out who was interested in art from the local museums , and visiting people who did n't get to New York .
26 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 .
27 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 .
28 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 .
29 She dressed quickly , put on rubber boots and a waterproof , and set off along the footpath leading to Benbury Woods .
30 They took the goose between them and set off along the line that shone silver in the moonlight .
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