Example sentences of "he [adv] set off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He always set off on his journey early on Monday morning , and returned on Wednesday . |
| 3 | He immediately set off for Germany in a van and the rest is history . |
| 4 | And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break ! |
| 5 | He simply set off with no further glance at her , and Jenna seethed . |
| 6 | On the morning of Monday 18 August 1794 , he accordingly set off with them on the road to Nether Stowey , three miles distant . |
| 7 | He also planned to entertain at the Priory his neighbours and friends , and here it was possible that he received fresh warnings of danger , as on finishing his dinner he hurriedly set off for Halling and was scarcely clear of the city when a riot broke out and the mob tried to pillage the Priory . |