Example sentences of "[conj] set off in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schott decided to make a break for the main rendezvous point with Stirling , and set off in the 3-tonner with his men . |
| 2 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 3 | The Doctor pointed along the corridor , and set off in the direction indicated . |
| 4 | She walked briskly out of the station , and set off in the direction of Bayswater , stopping every hundred yards or so to put down her dark blue Revelation suitcase ( a Christmas present from her parents ) and change hands . |
| 5 | Dressed as cowboys , they climbed aboard their trusty steeds ( 's Datsun ! ) and set off in the direction of the County Hall in Exeter where they ambushed the staff and persuaded them to hand over their readies . |
| 6 | As she got out , she spotted a sign to the library , and set off in the direction in which it pointed . |
| 7 | They left Margot to look after the children and set off in the car , heading for Gallanach . |
| 8 | Tess and Abraham dressed , led out the old horse Prince with the loaded waggon , and set off in the dark . |