Example sentences of "set off [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She looked as if she were about to set off for a provincial cocktail party , an office party of female executives .
2 The two men set off down a narrow path which traversed the slope diagonally .
3 We set off for a five mile run in the woods to the south of the camp .
4 Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time .
5 Set off at a good pace with the longest stride that is comfortable , letting your arms swing naturally in opposition to your feet .
6 Set off at a good pace , with the longest stride that is comfortable , your arms swinging naturally in opposition to your legs .
7 She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view .
8 Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle .
9 It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west .
10 We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting .
11 It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot .
12 So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey .
13 First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right .
14 Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps .
15 In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia .
16 You set off in a strong boat with keen crew , but your ship is dashed upon the rocks off The Isle of the Crown , and the adventure starts with your hero having been washed up on the beach of that isle and with a firm desire to seek out his long lost love …
17 The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car .
18 Men set off in a local bus commandeered to take them to the factories on the edge of the town .
19 Finely-chiselled features with high cheekbones and a generous mouth , all set off by a cascading mass of beautiful golden hair .
20 They had set off on a sunny morning to paddle their canoes a short distance along the Dorset coastline from the St Albans Centre , Lyme Regis .
21 The most precious opals , including black opals the rainbow colours of which are set off against a sombre background , are those from the opal fields of Australia opened as lately as 1872 but not seriously exploited until the twentieth century .
22 Here is a passage about a picture by Judy Rifka : ‘ In Square Dress , a dancer , seen from above , is set off against an exuberant field of abstract color patches and architecturally evocative lines and circles .
23 Sophia herself was wearing a green jersey suit and a small hat , but she felt that she did not look so absolutely right as Ianthe , whose plain blue woollen dress was set off by a feather-trimmed hat which had just the right touch of slightly dowdy elegance — if there could be such a thing .
24 Here Alice and Philip exchanged , with their eyes , feelings about Jim ; exactly as people looked but did not speak , apprehensions over Faye — as if something there was too dangerous for words , or at least volatile , to be set off like a risky electronics device by an injudicious combination of sounds .
25 A spokesman for Rothmans , who have factories in Darlington and Spennymoor , said : ‘ We are a major employer in County Durham and it seemed natural to support the team as it sets off on a new challenge as a first-class county .
26 But if the evening is free of specific engagements , he sets off on a well-worn route by 8.30 or 9 pm .
27 As Patricia Monahan says ‘ oil-painting should be a journey of exploration and pleasure ’ , adding that ‘ the artist sets off in a particular direction but ends up somewhere else . ’
28 Normally , the visitors gather together to meet PLC directors briefly before setting off on a guided tour .
29 Before setting off on a coastal paddle it is important to check the charts for military ranges , amongst other dangers .
30 Pat will ‘ kick off ’ proceedings on the day at 1.15pm when he launches 1 , balloons before setting off on a fun walk with everyone who has come along .
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