Example sentences of "[vb past] and set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Zak waved , retreated and set off down the corridor , flat-footed almost at once after his bounce in the dining car , and already with drooping shoulders consulting his notebook about what he needed to do next .
2 She turned and set off down the path leading to the river and the house .
3 He sighed and set off up the stairs again , pulling himself up by his hands on the thick , frozen rope fixed to the outside of the staircase , the castle 's concession to their earlier request for a handhold on the often ice-slicked steps .
4 Connon nodded and set off up the drive .
5 Petion nodded and set off at a trot .
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