Example sentences of "set off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is little civic pride in Maan that its actions should have set off the train of events . |
| 2 | The blue top and bottom trims not only set off the looks of the tank , but also obviate the need for a layer of polystyrene under the tank . |
| 3 | Her exhaust also set off the colliery 's underground fire alarm after simmering near the down-shaft ventilation screens ! |
| 4 | Though his yelling had not moved the stones it had set off the dogs and one against the other they barked and bayed , an unusual salute as he entered the bounds of the sheer-sided , heavy-wooded , spectacular wilderness . |
| 5 | Fragments of rock , and of Mait , flung backwards by the blast , also set off the other bomb and in moments , several tens of yards of ceiling had collapsed in . |
| 6 | We repair to the kitchen and blithely set off the burglar alarm searching for the cat to cuddle . |
| 7 | ‘ You mean I 've set off the alarms ? |