Example sentences of "set off at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When he reached the gates , pushing through the children , he looked both ways along the main road , then set off at a trot in the general direction of the Stones ' household , several miles away .
2 Then they set off at a run , Jim and Louise leading the way , Jube pounding along behind them .
3 Seismic stratigraphy is a technique whereby seismic waves generated by.small explosions set off at the surface are reflected or refracted from discontinuities in the underlying sediments which represent changes in sediment properties .
4 The schoolboy team will set off at the end of the month .
5 The boy dropped the halter he was holding and set off at a run through the gateway and towards the big house .
6 This year his television career set off at a run with Aah Sean , a one hour documentary which offered a cock-eyed perspective on his Dublin youth .
7 Prentice put his arms round Rory 's neck and got up onto his back ; Rory set off at a run .
8 Petion nodded and set off at a trot .
9 Hrun slung the unconscious dragonlord over his shoulder and set off at a trot back to the arena .
10 She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban .
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