Example sentences of "and set off [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nonsense , ’ said the Princess , and set off down the stairs at a spanking pace . |
| 2 | As soon as his hold slackened a shade she pulled free and set off down the stairs . |
| 3 | Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 6 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |
| 7 | By the time we had driven to Port Eynon , the wind had really picked up but not easily deterred , we abandoned the car and set off towards the cliffs . |
| 8 | He sighed and set off up the stairs again , pulling himself up by his hands on the thick , frozen rope fixed to the outside of the staircase , the castle 's concession to their earlier request for a handhold on the often ice-slicked steps . |