Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] set off [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 5 | Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address . |
| 6 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 7 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 8 | Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river . |
| 9 | So we gritted our teeth and set off along the Pyg-motorway past the army 's blasted and unforgivable folly , writhing and frothing and swearing and laughing aghast — the vapours thickening the while , so that when we looked down from Bwlch Moch , Llydaw was rimless , leaden obscurity and our hair mist-beaded like grizzled Rastafarians . |
| 10 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 11 | Dara fled back to Agra and set off on the road to Delhi without daring to face his father . |
| 12 | Only he had watched , fascinated , as the pool of blood collecting around the spilt innards suddenly burst its confines and set off down the road , finding its way slowly and with difficulty , its bright fresh surface soon matted with dust and drowning insects . |
| 13 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |
| 14 | He swept Dalziel 's glass from under his nose and set off to the bar at the quick march . |
| 15 | We struck camp next day and set off down the mountain on our way to the Webi Shebeli . |
| 16 | His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him . |
| 17 | The following day she caught an early train from King 's Cross station and set off on the two-hundred-mile journey north . |
| 18 | As the sun sinks , the young bats stream from the cave-mouth like smoke and set off on the first stage of their long journey south . |
| 19 | Fortified for a final fight , we stuffed everything into our sacks and set off on the laborious slog back up Coire Raibeirt for a buffeted race against darkness over the plateau and down to the vast , eerily deserted car park . |
| 20 | We put on our képis , straightened our ties , pulled our fingers into regulation gloves and set off for the guardhouse . |
| 21 | He bundled her down the stairs and set off through the rain at a cracking pace . |
| 22 | After a great struggle , I frog-marched her into oilskins and over-trousers , fitted the outboard and set off up the loch , perspiring . |
| 23 | When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair . |
| 24 | And Nyasha and all her family and everybody from the village made a long long line and set off through the forest . |
| 25 | They left Margot to look after the children and set off in the car , heading for Gallanach . |
| 26 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 27 | I was now hot so we filled our water bottle and set off up the track towards to skyline . |
| 28 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |
| 29 | But He hummed a little tune , cheery as a plague pit , and — pausing only to extract the life from a passing mayfly , and one-ninth of the lives from a cat cowering under the fish stall ( all cats can see into the octarine ) — Death turned on His heel and set off towards the Broken Drum . |
| 30 | The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado swept out from the garage and set off down the road from Cromcruach . |