Example sentences of "[noun] set off the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | In one place a television ‘ red head ’ ( 800 watt ) light set off the sprinkler system with hysterical results . |
2 | But the Mobbs had a panic button in the house , and Mrs Mobbs set off the alarm . |
3 | When working on such designs , it is important to choose a background with as much texture as possible , and a fairly substantial frame to set off the design . |
4 | The proliferation of regional ale brands since the sector 's launch in 1988 made it difficult to build a national product that would kick-start it in the way that Perrier set off the mineral water market in the seventies . |
5 | Well if one of those flats is for you , here 's just the thing to set off the view from the window . |
6 | When the cap burns it creates a sufficiently high temperature to set off the dynamite . |
7 | Three hundred firemen and 400 policemen raced to the Hofburg after a smoke detector set off the alarm soon after midnight . |