Example sentences of "[pron] set off in the " in BNC.

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1 1.05pm — Having left Tony and his Mum at his appointment , I set off in the direction of the A4 .
2 I met Mr Coary and Mr Rafter of the sewing-machine shop , and once the back-slapping was over , I set off in the manager 's car for my new lodgings .
3 ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us .
4 I set off in the van to ask on imported cereal intake if he 's seen it .
5 We set off in the sunshine and quickly reached Snake Pass
6 Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms .
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