Example sentences of "[pron] set off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione . |
| 2 | She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest . |
| 3 | She set off towards the junction to the left . |
| 4 | She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit . |
| 5 | She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban . |
| 6 | This time Sausage accompanied her , and as she set off with the the two small boys and their three dogs , Korah , Dathan and Abiram , she reflected that they must look rather like a circus . |
| 7 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
| 8 | She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there . |
| 9 | She set off up the scarp , using juts and ledges as a diagonal staircase to take her on a course that would bring her close to Johannsen when they both reached the top of the incline . |
| 10 | Then she set off across the shimmering grass , towards the dank , smelly , but mercifully cool ‘ Ladies ’ . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She set off across the rough turf towards the low hill brow ahead . |
| 13 | She set off down the slope , forcing herself not to run , telling herself again and again that it was all right ; that her fears were unfounded . |
| 14 | Throwing it over her shoulder , she set off down the aisle , the two men close behind her . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She set off round the perimeter of the vast doorway , looking for anything that resembled a control panel . |
| 17 | She set off round the tower , with him in playful pursuit . |
| 18 | It was a beautiful sunny day , if anything it would be too hot for the marathon runners who set off before the fun runners , fun walkers and fun pusher ! |
| 19 | Cos Michael started it , he said we 're never said anything when we set off in the car , and then he said that he 'd had this fax from me and er Andrew said , well it was n't actually from , er , from me to the , it was fetched up to me and I sent it in the office . |
| 20 | I saw George outside under the station lights and watched him set off towards the rear of the train . |
| 21 | He set off along the side of the building . |
| 22 | He set off towards the bottom end of the square to walk down Via Roma in the direction of the sea . |
| 23 | He set off towards the buses . |
| 24 | When he set off towards the river the red bitch followed . |
| 25 | As his lad let him go , he set off towards the start flat out with his mouth open and his nose in the air . |
| 26 | He set off towards the canal , leaving Robbie — as usual , she fumed — to scurry after him . |
| 27 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |
| 28 | There had been no unexplained nights away and no displays of petulance , and when he set off through the gates of his house he drove slowly and with care . |
| 29 | So the mantle fell on the second son , John , then 23 years old ; without more ado , he set off over the bridge into the Market Place , across to the George , and signed up for the infantry . |
| 30 | But the pressure in his bladder was growing , and he set off across the square in search of a public toilet . |