Example sentences of "[pron] set off [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set off back to the hospital — not in the best of tempers after a foul drive in filthy weather — and it was on the way home , as the wet lamps marched towards me , that it happened . |
| 2 | Then she set off back to the library . |
| 3 | Lina waved cheerfully , as she set off back to the village of Santa Barbara . |
| 4 | Easing the car into first gear , she set off back along the road , a frown deepening on her face as she was forced to crawl along at a snail 's pace , unable to see more than a couple of feet ahead in the ever-thickening snow . |
| 5 | Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea . |
| 6 | An hour later we set off back for lunch , planning to bring back Penny in the evening when we 'd have another go with the rods and , of course , lift the nets . |
| 7 | As we set off back to London , Toby opened his parcel . |
| 8 | We tried to calm her as we set off back to the hospital . |
| 9 | Plan B meant no plan , however , and having none we were free to react to whims , needing no more than this first glimpse for the wheels to set themselves in motion as we set off down for tea . |
| 10 | They set off back to Nettles . |
| 11 | He closed the gate and they set off back down the dirt track towards the cottage . |
| 12 | A fifty-pound bomb , planted in his fishing boat , exploded as he set off out of the little harbour of Mullaghmore to inspect lobster pots . |