Example sentences of "set off at a [noun] " 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 | The boy dropped the halter he was holding and set off at a run through the gateway and towards the big house . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Prentice put his arms round Rory 's neck and got up onto his back ; Rory set off at a run . |
| 6 | Petion nodded and set off at a trot . |
| 7 | Hrun slung the unconscious dragonlord over his shoulder and set off at a trot back to the arena . |