Example sentences of "set off in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |
| 2 | Obviously this would only be of benefit if there were capital gains against which the loss can be set off in the current or future years . |
| 3 | Sandison waited for one minute and then also left , setting off in the opposite direction from Maidstone . |
| 4 | On the Iraqi side of the frontier , the town of al-Amarah , on the easternmost of the three Baghdad-Basrah roads , was seldom free of military activity , with convoys of trucks and armour pouring into it , and private cars and taxis carrying battlefield coffins on their roofs frequently setting off in the opposite direction . |
| 5 | Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees . |
| 6 | The jeep force set off in the late afternoon of 26 July , with about forty miles to cover to the coastal plain . |
| 7 | He left by the gatehouse , openly , and took the road along the Foregate , in case anyone happened to notice and check that he set off in the appropriate direction . |
| 8 | Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione . |
| 9 | He also sped off across Dartmoor in search of Tamara but , totally confused , after running wildly around , set off in the wrong direction , heading north between gently wooded hills to reach the Atlantic . |