Example sentences of "she set off [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there .
2 With no further words , she set off across the wide lawns of the De Belving gardens , scattering a couple of sleepy peacocks as she went .
3 She set off across the rough turf towards the low hill brow ahead .
4 Then she set off across the shimmering grass , towards the dank , smelly , but mercifully cool ‘ Ladies ’ .
5 Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees .
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