Example sentences of "set off with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Armed with wooden swords , cardboard breast plates , and now shields , we set off with renewed enthusiasm . |
| 2 | As a birthday celebration some time ago , I set off with a companion to conquer the two more accessible ones , Sgurr Thuilm and Sgurr nan Coireachan . |
| 3 | I was instructed to leave my prejudices behind and simply concentrate on having a good time , so I set off with that one idea in mind . |
| 4 | A few chapters of Music , Mind , and Brain are stimulating and produce the right sort of sparks ; but others jar either because they are couched in long-winded jargon , or because they set off with a title and intent , which lead one to expect something new in the way of results , but then degenerate into vague speculations . |
| 5 | With the drinks set out and the food at the ready , I set off with Caroline , who had arrived from Denmark the night before . |
| 6 | Subtle metallic sheens and bold black spots and lines set off with red areas of finnage , combine to produce a truly pretty fish . |
| 7 | However conditions seemed promising in the morning and we set off with lunch packs in our bags and hope in our hearts ! on the two-hour boat run there are always lots of birds to look at , and soon after we left ‘ the narrows ’ of the harbour entrance we were aware of black-browed albatrosses . |
| 8 | Armed with buckets , nets and battery airpumps , I set off with two willing helpers aged nine and eleven to the seaside . |
| 9 | On that first day we set off with high hopes of finding out what the foxes were doing and to work out where to concentrate our filming efforts . |
| 10 | Val and I set off with intentions to watch the jumps , but the Skippers road to the bridge is specifically excluded from motor insurance policies and when we saw it , we understood why ; it 's a dirt track along a precipice . |
| 11 | The court heard her ordeal began when she and the children set off with the salesman on what they thought would be a family shopping trip . |
| 12 | Set off with the towing Julie 's car and the tow rope just snapped in two , and it jerked both cars and it cut off the fuel . |