Example sentences of "[vb mod] set off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some might set off from observations like these to construct a formal system which would provide different representations for the different types of non-linguistic referents ( beings or situations or things ) for which , logically , the various phrases could be used in our own or some other possible world . |
| 2 | I mean , by the time you 'd set off walking you could set off at eleven and walk there till twelve go in there till two then you |
| 3 | The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . |
| 4 | From Reading station one could set off round the world . |
| 5 | She 'd set off at 2pm from TV-am , where she 'd been working since 8am on The Wide Awake Club . |
| 6 | As she 'd set off down the drive her one thought had been that perhaps it was n't too late . |
| 7 | Weighed down by a burden of ‘ domestic Sorrows & external disappointments ’ that threatened to overwhelm him , he turned once again to Tom Poole — ‘ my dear , very dear Friend ’ — and on about 15 May set off in the carrier 's van for Stowey . |
| 8 | The cars used to set off at one-minute intervals , originally starting at 9.00 p.m. on a Saturday but that was changed in 1949 to midnight , . |
| 9 | But coming here has made me realize how much time has passed since , as a small boy , we used to set off for dinners and functions . |
| 10 | It was as if she was n't married ; just as it had been before , going to bed in her pink and white room , setting off for the ‘ Craft Basket ’ at half-past eight in the morning , just as she used to set off for school , home by five thirty , tea , telly , and some needlework to keep herself occupied . |
| 11 | In 1954 I was eight and every Saturday morning I would set off to the movies with my first boyfriend , ten year old Skippy . |
| 12 | The enormous park was a source of delight to most visitors — though not all — for sometimes the Empress , an indefatigable walker , would set off with a group of people to tramp through the grounds , occasionally going part of the way in a carriage . |
| 13 | The spraying boat , affectionately known as the ‘ Black Pig ’ , would set off on its regular journey up the river without any adjustment on the spraying nozzle . |
| 14 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 15 | He would set off on Saturday evening arriving early next morning . |
| 16 | To escape the posse of photographers and television crews that were always lying in wait , they would set off at high speed along treacherous tracks , with Europe 's press in hot pursuit . |
| 17 | It was decided that unless they got word of a change in direction from the scouts the Regent had sent to follow the enemy 's route , the Scots host , now numbering some thirteen thousand , would set off at first light , south-westwards , on a converging course . |
| 18 | Reinvigorated , he would set off in pursuit … |
| 19 | The two rafts will set off down the river at ten o'clock , each holding eight plus a guide . |
| 20 | For the first four Mondays in the month a walk will set off at 10.30am from Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre ( GR 1718579 ) . |
| 21 | The schoolboy team will set off at the end of the month . |
| 22 | Lawrence will set off for England on Sunday . |
| 23 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 24 | The team will set off with a ride around Anglesey , starting from Menai Bridge on Saturday , June 19 . |
| 25 | Today he will set off from Paignton to Topsham , a 27.7-mile walk that will mean pounding the roads non-stop for more than eight hours . |
| 26 | There will be a cyclists ’ reception and breakfast at the City Chambers , an evening ride to Cramond , and a Commuter Challenge in which people travelling by different modes of transport will set off from Currie Post Office at 8 a.m. to reach the City Chambers . |
| 27 | Anthony and Maggie Barker will set off from Glasgow on 30 March on their 10-day , 700-mile cycle ride . |
| 28 | However , after about half an hour , some of the smell chemicals have started to evaporate creating an odour gradient , and the dog can set off on the trail . |