Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She grunted fiercely and set off up the slope . |
| 2 | They got their rods and landing nets together and set off for home . |
| 3 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 4 | She pulled herself together and set off across the square . |
| 5 | Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore . |
| 6 | We smoke the first bag , throw a heap of indiscriminate clothing together and set off on our long journey to Wales , our bodies leaden and our lids heavy . |
| 7 | Tom put two and two together and set off in search of the youths , asking the Security Guard to summon the Police . |
| 8 | The two exiles fall in together and set out on the adventure of becoming a suburban couple . |
| 9 | The ones appointed to do the job had never been very good at it , but he had heard a rumour that Horemheb was training a secret corps of police , answering to him alone but set up in the pharaoh 's name and in the interests of national security . |
| 10 | I think one of the things the American companies often do is that , rather than set up on a green field site , they often buy into an existing company , erm , and therefore it 's , it 's , it 's a , it 's a somewhat different form of investment to the |
| 11 | He was claiming that next year his chairmanship would last a day longer than set down in the rules . |
| 12 | Eventually the little bus was summoned again , and we jumped in thankfully and set off towards the plane , only to grind to a halt at Operations again . |
| 13 | Not for the first time , Josh wondered how much use an aging and lame night watchman would be in an emergency , but he put this thought aside and set off on a tour of inspection . |
| 14 | Adam turned at once and set off through the rain . |
| 15 | At precisely the stroke of six the mighty Leviathan Class locomotive , gushing steam and panting dramatically , left King 's Cross Station behind and set off for Scotland . |
| 16 | He remounted immediately and set off in pursuit of the other runners , but as a Gold Cup trial the race was a mess , and the announcement that Jonjo O'Neill was once more to replace Mullins for the big race came as no surprise . |
| 17 | Erm , I really feel that this consultation is coming more than a too late because we started on the slippery slope when the consortium was er first dreamed of o , you know about a year ago and set up in April and that really this is the sort of the inexorable next move , and this consultation is far far too late ! |
| 18 | Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |
| 19 | The boatman scampered across to the opposite gunwale , turned the boat , turned it again and set off on a long glide which took them close in along the bridge . |
| 20 | He chuckled quietly and set off towards the feeding animals . |