Example sentences of "[adv] set off [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Champion let Aldaniti take the last fence in his own time and then set off up the run-in which the jockey later described as ‘ the loneliest place in the world ’ . |
| 2 | I nip down to Engineering and borrow a remote ( must keep tabs on things in London ) , then set off for the circus . |
| 3 | We ate a hearty breakfast and then set off for the moor . |
| 4 | I went home to the cottage , had an early supper , then set off on the walk to the post office . |
| 5 | ‘ By making your legs do the work instead of your poor over-used mouth , ’ he returned drily , then set off across the field before she could reply . |
| 6 | On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island . |
| 7 | Next morning we again set off beside the river . |