Example sentences of "[noun] set off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pakistani authorities banned the proposed protest on Feb. 6 , and on Feb. 7 deployed 40,000 security personnel along the border and blockaded roads in and out of the Azad Kashmir capital of Muzaffarabad ; nevertheless , 7,000 JKLF supporters set off from the city on Feb. 11 . |
| 2 | 156 cars set off on the rally on Sunday . |
| 3 | Camus sets off into the night . |
| 4 | Having established himself at Ince , Killigrew set off for the busy mercantile town of Plymouth , where he soon fell in with a merchant , Tremayne , who had a daughter , Mary . |
| 5 | As the Renault set off down the drive , Vitor placed an arm around Ashley 's shoulders . |
| 6 | The jeep force set off in the late afternoon of 26 July , with about forty miles to cover to the coastal plain . |
| 7 | The huge ammunition wagons set off for the crossroads , their massive iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road 's surface . |
| 8 | They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen . |
| 9 | Pointer set off through the trees with a loping stride . |
| 10 | The most geologically interesting and romantically appealing of the three islands is Niuafo'ou , a sunken volcanic caldera set off to the west . |
| 11 | Early that afternoon , as soon as she could get away from a lunch with colleagues from her department , Loretta set off for the Sunday Herald building . |
| 12 | The helicopter and a standby vessel spotted a flare set off by the crew and stayed in the vicinity until the men were winched to safety by an RAF helicopter . |
| 13 | No idea what time Vern set off for the bus , but it must be time for the next one by now . |
| 14 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
| 15 | Julia set off towards the Dorsoduro , beginning to feel really ill with a headache pounding behind her left eyebrow , smarting eyes , a rasped throat and a nose that felt as though it were stuffed with hot , wet flannel with a few pins in it , but even so she decided to give her lesson . |
| 16 | The two groups set off across the desert westwards towards Ghadames . |
| 17 | It was time for News on Sunday to set off on the trail of the people and organizations who had theorized about the prospects for a popular left-wing newspaper for so long . |
| 18 | One person sets off across the pool facing away from the children and says ‘ What 's the time Mr Shark ’ ? |
| 19 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 20 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 21 | After watching the train steam away with Christian waving from an open carriage window until he was out of sight , Carrie and Seb set off on the return journey in the gig . |
| 22 | Pretty certain this must be the man , Paige set off down the street , stopping every now and then to look in shop windows and cast surreptitious glances backwards . |
| 23 | Joseph set off for the door but Rain got there first . |
| 24 | Although the old colours ranged widely and included deep or light red , blue , ‘ grizzle ’ and all-white , nearly all had white finching and white on the belly and face and early selection was made for the famous white face in contrast to a deep , rich red body colour set off by the white brisket , belly , legs , shoulder stripe and tail switch . |
| 25 | The bearer set off along the wide , dusty street . |
| 26 | She was the last passenger to set off across the tracks , laden with parcels from her shopping trip , and the little boy tagging along behind . |
| 27 | The plan clears up the legal wrangles set off by the federal government 's decision in 1988 to sue the state government over water quality in the Everglades , but leaves unclear many of the details of the clean-up . |
| 28 | When Simon the Trapper parted from him on the great north ride the Friar loosened the rope that girdled his waist , dragged up his gown a score of inches to free the movement of his lower legs , re-tied his girdle tightly , wiped his hands on the none too clean garment and taking hold of his staff set off up the highway in pursuit of his sack , of Marian , and of the verderers . |
| 29 | It happened shortly after 500 athletes set off on the Rowntree Athletic Club 's 10-mile road race at the weekend . |
| 30 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |