Example sentences of "[art] [noun] and set off " in BNC.
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| 1 | After drinking a mug of tea , I packed away the tent and set off , watching the trees float nearer as the pale sun thawed the earth . |
| 2 | She mounted the bike and set off . |
| 3 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 4 | I rode 12 miles to the start , hid the bike and set off . |
| 5 | I took the money and set off . |
| 6 | We finished serving lunch and coffee and cleared up , and as soon as I decently could I left the kitchen and set off forward up the train . |
| 7 | Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address . |
| 8 | Mildred squeezed through the gap and set off as fast as possible along the corridor and down the spiral staircase to the yard . |
| 9 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 10 | By the time we had driven to Port Eynon , the wind had really picked up but not easily deterred , we abandoned the car and set off towards the cliffs . |
| 11 | They climb into the car and set off . |
| 12 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 13 | But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard . |
| 14 | That night it freezes hard and next morning after a brief breakfast we thaw out the boat and set off again . |
| 15 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |
| 16 | Without thinking , he scrambled out of the cellar and set off after Ho . |
| 17 | So they made their bold little crosses in the register and set off on their adventure . |
| 18 | Rosa said , ‘ It 's nothing , ’ and picked up the laundry and set off again.Her legs moved , her feet went forward one behind the other , but she felt winter come down on her and numb her to the bone . |
| 19 | So the arrival at the Grand Quay of that famous pirate ship the ‘ Black Pig ’ caused no excitement , and Captain Pugwash , the Mate , Barnabas , Willy and Tom the cabin boy attracted little attention as they stepped down the gangplank and set off to view the sights of the town . |
| 20 | He bundled her down the stairs and set off through the rain at a cracking pace . |
| 21 | Cuban refugees , trained by the Americans , were to invade the island and set off a spontaneous rising of the Cuban people against Castro . |
| 22 | She turned from the shop-window and set off briskly down the street towards the Stefansplatz , Karelius striding alongside . |
| 23 | ‘ Best be movin , ’ he said and they swung open the gate and set off at a jaunty pace back up the lane towards the main road . |
| 24 | After a great struggle , I frog-marched her into oilskins and over-trousers , fitted the outboard and set off up the loch , perspiring . |
| 25 | After creating the maximum of confusion , they piled into the Lancia and set off back along the road for their rendezvous with the LRDG , accompanied by an Italian whom they had taken prisoner after he had foolishly asked Lewes for a light while the latter was placing a bomb on his truck . |
| 26 | The next Friday they load up the bus and set off for Oxford . |
| 27 | They left Margot to look after the children and set off in the car , heading for Gallanach . |
| 28 | Every morning , the majority of the soldiers leave the encampment and set off to hunt , forming a long brown column several inches wide that snakes across the forest floor . |
| 29 | Leaving strict instructions to Joanne to stay there at all costs and to both of them under no account to let anyone in , he hurried to the Cortina and set off for Fleet Street . |
| 30 | Japanese handpainted pictures adorn the walls and set off the elegant porcelain figurines , while the walnut dining table is from Hong Kong . |