Example sentences of "set off on [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After my four days Ken was to set off on his own curtailed family holiday . |
| 2 | ‘ Give these to the first person you come across , introduce yourself and see what happens , ’ she advised him , then set off on her own to the kitchen . |
| 3 | A group of about fifty teenagers who had followed them then set off on their own march through the banned area . |
| 4 | Armed with a canal guide and a confidence inspiring wave from Roger we set off on our gentle adventure . |
| 5 | Try to make sure that the three of you go for walks together , taking it in turns to hold her lead , and when you set off on your own , avoid any big ‘ goodbye ’ fussing . |
| 6 | The spraying boat , affectionately known as the ‘ Black Pig ’ , would set off on its regular journey up the river without any adjustment on the spraying nozzle . |
| 7 | Even before Tasker and Boardman had set off on their last attempt Bonington and Adrian Gordon — the base camp manager — decided that they would go up the mountain to help with the descent from the North Col , concerned that if Tasker and Boardman reached the summit by the long ridge above the pinnacles , they would be close to collapse on their descent . |
| 8 | The 18th county has set off on its long journey in promising style , aided by a good press . |
| 9 | Contestants will line up at the Blundellsands Hotel , Crosby , at 8am on Sunday and will then parade through the city centre before setting off on their cross-Channel jaunt . |
| 10 | They were on a school trip to Pembroke Dock in West Wales and were setting off on their last visit when the crash happened . |
| 11 | In 1930 she set off on her first solo long distance flight and broke the record from England to Australia . |
| 12 | THE husband of Julie Godwin told last night how he kissed her goodbye as she set off on her fateful holiday to South Africa . |
| 13 | In that state he gave it to the boy who set off on his half-mile walk . |
| 14 | Coleridge had spent three weeks in Oxford before , on 5 July 1794 , he finally set off on his Welsh expedition , promising Southey that he would rejoin him later to make further plans for settling in America . |
| 15 | We smoke the first bag , throw a heap of indiscriminate clothing together and set off on our long journey to Wales , our bodies leaden and our lids heavy . |