Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] set off [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea .
2 He closed the gate and they set off back down the dirt track towards the cottage .
3 As we set off back to London , Toby opened his parcel .
4 We tried to calm her as we set off back to the hospital .
5 Plan B meant no plan , however , and having none we were free to react to whims , needing no more than this first glimpse for the wheels to set themselves in motion as we set off down for tea .
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