Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] set off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thinking to steal a march on watchful eyes I set off from the Cross Inn ( not long established as the only hotel and bar ) at 6.15 a.m. and headed for Port of Ness and the Butt of Lewis . |
| 2 | Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse . |
| 3 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
| 4 | At nightfall they set off down the escarpment and in holiday mood were soon bowling merrily along the coast road . |
| 5 | After hearing pro-Yeltsin and anti-Gorbachev speeches they set off towards the Kremlin down Tverskaya ( formerly Gorky Street ) , Moscow 's main thoroughfare . |
| 6 | In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . |
| 7 | After a shop at Sainsburys in Camden Town and a quick cold meat and salad lunch I set off by Tube to Finsbury Circus to one of the big offices of BP for a Management and Membership Committee meeting of the British Association of Industrial Editors . |
| 8 | After lunch they set off to Kingsburgh for one of their most memorable encounters . |
| 9 | And so it was then , that on a cold , Tuesday October evening I set off for my first match … |
| 10 | Everyone knows that in fact you can get organised — so — leaving the family , animals and business I set off for Avery Hill College . |
| 11 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 12 | After a pause to coil up the heavy ropes we set off for Gimmer . |
| 13 | Armed with a canal guide and a confidence inspiring wave from Roger we set off on our gentle adventure . |
| 14 | But once you have unfolded an ordnance survey map and made the cheese and pickle sandwiches , it 's hard to change your mind , and so on a hot June day I set off up the zig-zagging tourist path from Glen Nevis at ten o'clock in the morning . |
| 15 | On that first day we set off with high hopes of finding out what the foxes were doing and to work out where to concentrate our filming efforts . |
| 16 | At about midnight we set off on our way back to Hal Far . |
| 17 | At 10:16 we boarded the Sprinter on platform one.Then we set off for Shrewsbury : |
| 18 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |
| 19 | So , this morning I set off down Lennox Gardens , the Street with No Name , and then into Rumsey Road . |
| 20 | The following morning we set off for Verona . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | When the indicator board clacked out the information BAGGAGE IN HALL against their flight , a circle of bell-ringers in my stomach all heaved on their ropes at the same time , and the terrible clangour they set off in my skull could only be stilled by a couple of stiff ones at the bar . |
| 23 | Upon leaving church we set off via Paynes Hill , Barnard 's Street , Trinity Street , Ivy Street and New Street to Crane Street . |
| 24 | On 20th September they set off to Pooley Bridge , referred to as ‘ Pawley ’ Bridge , drawing Brother 's Water and ‘ Ulles Water ’ on the way — ‘ slept at Mardale after drawing Ulles and Hawes . ’ |
| 25 | After a quick breakfast we set off to the first address on the list . |
| 26 | Soon after breakfast we set off into the jungle . |
| 27 | A young attendant in a blue uniform respectfully opened the door , and as soon as Luce had been settled into the grey suede luxury of the front passenger-seat they set off for the mainland . |
| 28 | To reach this desolate spot you set off at sun-up and head toward mountain ranges which scarcely ever get closer . |
| 29 | Our 1963 Herald 12/50 was keen to get going , and at the allotted time we set off through the Borders and towards North Yorkshire . |
| 30 | Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day . |