Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] set off on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 2 | A British supporter thrust a Union Jack into my hand and I set off on my lap of honour , the first British sprinter to win the title in forty years , the first black man ever to win it . |
| 3 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 4 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 5 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 6 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 7 | What they had said really ‘ took seed ’ a few months later , when I set off on a world trip for seven months , and during that time the friend I was with , Ella , decided a few times , in different parts of the world , to lose some weight and tone up . |
| 8 | ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday . |
| 9 | Try to make sure that the three of you go for walks together , taking it in turns to hold her lead , and when you set off on your own , avoid any big ‘ goodbye ’ fussing . |
| 10 | THE husband of Julie Godwin told last night how he kissed her goodbye as she set off on her fateful holiday to South Africa . |
| 11 | As soon as they set off on separate duties , they both visibly relaxed . |
| 12 | In the women 's competition , the Long Road squad , led by Norfolk 's top two county players Amanda Brown and Judy Rich , were favourites to win the national title for indoor tennis clubs — and they soon showed why , as they set off on their victory trail with a quick dismissal of Queen 's in the opening doubles rubber of the semi-final . |
| 13 | A similar urge to move to lower temperatures is probably the main cue for the bogong moth of Australia when it sets off on its migration . |
| 14 | Two things mattered to Mr Major when he set off on the campaign road a month ago . |
| 15 | Yet when he set off on 20 September 1519 , with a royal mandate to search for a passage through to the Mar del Sur , and thus to determine for certain that the Spice Islands were within the Spanish domains , he had not the foggiest notion how far he might have to travel . |
| 16 | A spokesman for Rothmans , who have factories in Darlington and Spennymoor , said : ‘ We are a major employer in County Durham and it seemed natural to support the team as it sets off on a new challenge as a first-class county . |