Example sentences of "[pron] set [adv prt] towards the " in BNC.
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1 | She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest . |
2 | She set off towards the junction to the left . |
3 | She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit . |
4 | They set out towards the west , taking their direction from the sun , but the density of thorn thickets constantly drove them from their line . |
5 | Taking his towelling bath robe out of his suitcase and one of the rugs from the back of the car , they set off towards the cliff . |
6 | After hearing pro-Yeltsin and anti-Gorbachev speeches they set off towards the Kremlin down Tverskaya ( formerly Gorky Street ) , Moscow 's main thoroughfare . |
7 | I saw George outside under the station lights and watched him set off towards the rear of the train . |
8 | He set off towards the bottom end of the square to walk down Via Roma in the direction of the sea . |
9 | He set off towards the buses . |
10 | When he set off towards the river the red bitch followed . |
11 | As his lad let him go , he set off towards the start flat out with his mouth open and his nose in the air . |
12 | He set off towards the canal , leaving Robbie — as usual , she fumed — to scurry after him . |
13 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |