Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] set off [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The huge ammunition wagons set off for the crossroads , their massive iron-rimmed wheels digging great gouges into the road 's surface . |
2 | First thing this morning campaigners set off for London , and Downing Street . |
3 | About 2,000 paramilitary policemen , 600 Bushmen auxiliaries and several helicopter gunships set off after the SWAPO men . |
4 | Lifeline to the warzone : Relief supplies set off for Croatia . |
5 | ANGRY building bosses set off in a ‘ battle bus ’ yesterday — to confront Ministers at the Tory conference and demand action . |