Example sentences of "they set off [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They set off across a water meadow rich with buttercups and decorated with Friesian cows , like a television advertisement for some environmentally dubious product : petrol or fast cars . |
| 2 | A few chapters of Music , Mind , and Brain are stimulating and produce the right sort of sparks ; but others jar either because they are couched in long-winded jargon , or because they set off with a title and intent , which lead one to expect something new in the way of results , but then degenerate into vague speculations . |
| 3 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied , but she was grateful to him that he did not hurry her but allowed her to look her fill before they set off through a pathway of more trees and green parkland . |
| 4 | Then they set off at a run , Jim and Louise leading the way , Jube pounding along behind them . |
| 5 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 6 | TWO boozy pals were caught by astonished police after they set off in a car — with BOTH of them driving . |