Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [adv prt] back [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set off back to the hospital — not in the best of tempers after a foul drive in filthy weather — and it was on the way home , as the wet lamps marched towards me , that it happened . |
| 2 | Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea . |
| 3 | An hour later we set off back for lunch , planning to bring back Penny in the evening when we 'd have another go with the rods and , of course , lift the nets . |
| 4 | As we set off back to London , Toby opened his parcel . |
| 5 | We tried to calm her as we set off back to the hospital . |
| 6 | They set off back to Nettles . |
| 7 | He closed the gate and they set off back down the dirt track towards the cottage . |