Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thinking to steal a march on watchful eyes I set off from the Cross Inn ( not long established as the only hotel and bar ) at 6.15 a.m. and headed for Port of Ness and the Butt of Lewis . |
| 2 | After hearing pro-Yeltsin and anti-Gorbachev speeches they set off towards the Kremlin down Tverskaya ( formerly Gorky Street ) , Moscow 's main thoroughfare . |
| 3 | ‘ She drew a door for herself through all the barriers I set up around myself and walked in . ’ |
| 4 | ( First Edition ) Two senior council officers were suspended on full pay pending an inquiry into a chain of consultancy companies they set up on public health , waste management , food hygiene and urban renewal . |
| 5 | After a pause to coil up the heavy ropes we set off for Gimmer . |
| 6 | Most managers want to take commission on any deals they set up for the artist . |
| 7 | Encouraged by their interpretations of each others ' dreams they set off against Humbaba to cut down his cedar forests . |