Example sentences of "[noun sg] set off [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car sets off in a series of lurches across the gravel , for a moment blotting out , or perhaps silencing , the night life . |
| 2 | The jeep force set off in the late afternoon of 26 July , with about forty miles to cover to the coastal plain . |
| 3 | Lots of fun and excitement as Henry 's Cat sets off on a trip to Treasure Island |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Pointer set off through the trees with a loping stride . |
| 6 | The most geologically interesting and romantically appealing of the three islands is Niuafo'ou , a sunken volcanic caldera set off to the west . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Rather later than planned Rain set off for the Old Mitre pub . |
| 9 | One person sets off across the pool facing away from the children and says ‘ What 's the time Mr Shark ’ ? |
| 10 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 11 | This may mean that he had remained in the region when the court set off for the midlands at the end of June . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This winter Koffmann has been reinterpreting Cabessal de lievre : instead of stuffing and braising the hare he lightly roasts the fillet and laps it in a deep spicy sauce grand veneur set off by a heap of nutty pates . |
| 14 | WHEN Tim Barranger and his wife set off on a shopping trip from their home in Ilkley , Yorkshire they asked the inspector on their train for the cheapest day-return ticket to Leeds . |
| 15 | The bearer set off along the wide , dusty street . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We were glad enough that the weather seemed set fair for the remainder of our voyage and next morning set off on the last few miles of our northerly course to round the utmost tip of Shetland . |
| 18 | Four children and their father set off on a bear hunt in high spirits , but by the time they 've forded a river , squelched through mud , survived a snowstorm and a wild wood to penetrate the bear 's dark cave , all they are capable of is running home again , with bear in hot pursuit . |
| 19 | At a slightly uneven stagger the coffin set off down the aisle . |
| 20 | This year his television career set off at a run with Aah Sean , a one hour documentary which offered a cock-eyed perspective on his Dublin youth . |
| 21 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
| 22 | As Patricia Monahan says ‘ oil-painting should be a journey of exploration and pleasure ’ , adding that ‘ the artist sets off in a particular direction but ends up somewhere else . ’ |
| 23 | Undaunted the helicopter crew managed to recover the remaining survivors in very difficult conditions , and will all four survivors aboard the helicopter the remaining tow line was cut and the lifeboat set off to the north east to return to her station . |
| 24 | The Doctor set off down the slope . |
| 25 | On the far long side , his grey form set off against the freshly raked dark tan of the peat floor , Theodora saw what she had clearly been brought to see . |
| 26 | " Be careful , " said Buckthorn , as Hazel and Blackberry set off down the slope . |
| 27 | DURING my time in Germany ( 1984-88 ) the British Ambassadors in Bonn and East Berlin would twice a year set off on an official tour , once in his territory and once in mine , to gather impressions about the relationship between the two parts of the divided German nation and how it might develop . |
| 28 | Girls Venture Corps Members of the Downham Market Unit set off on a 100 mile walk for Wings Appeal . |
| 29 | It was eleven o'clock before all the family were in bed , and two o'clock next morning was the latest time to set off with the beehives . |
| 30 | Last July Aileen Penn and her family set off on a sponsored marathon round of golf that was destined to criss-cross the country and take them on a 1,000 mile bicycle ride . |