Example sentences of "he set off [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’ |
| 2 | He had n't time , he thought , and he set off briskly towards the blacksmith 's , his rucksack and his bags already bulging . |
| 3 | He set off briskly in what might be the right direction , but found it difficult to get up any speed over the snagging grass . |
| 4 | In his lunch breaks Doisneau pored over books on photography , and at weekends he set off alone with a heavy wooden camera and tripod to capture the first of the ‘ personal ’ photographs that would be the basis of his life 's work . |
| 5 | A fifty-pound bomb , planted in his fishing boat , exploded as he set off out of the little harbour of Mullaghmore to inspect lobster pots . |