Example sentences of "and set [adv prt] briskly [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Then they form up into single file with as many as fifty in a column , each animal touching the rear end of the one ahead with its stick-like antennae , and set off briskly across the sandy sea floor , heading for deeper water . |
2 | The guide nodded and set off briskly across the floor . |
3 | She turned from the shop-window and set off briskly down the street towards the Stefansplatz , Karelius striding alongside . |
4 | Fearon dragged it on over his sweater , tugged a disreputable flat cap over his wet hair and set off briskly towards the yard . |
5 | At the Grand , David Swan fastened his amended photopass to his jacket and set off briskly towards the conference centre some two hundred yards away . |