Example sentences of "[adv] set off [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Champion let Aldaniti take the last fence in his own time and then set off up the run-in which the jockey later described as ‘ the loneliest place in the world ’ .
2 We ate a hearty breakfast and then set off for the moor .
3 I nip down to Engineering and borrow a remote ( must keep tabs on things in London ) , then set off for the circus .
4 There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast .
5 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 .
6 She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view .
7 Within ten minutes the shark was visible but it then set off on a strong deep dive taking 100 yards of line despite a heavy drag setting .
8 First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right .
9 I went home to the cottage , had an early supper , then set off on the walk to the post office .
10 ‘ By making your legs do the work instead of your poor over-used mouth , ’ he returned drily , then set off across the field before she could reply .
11 He examined the gallery , then set off along the left-hand corridor where the men 's bedrooms were .
12 The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car .
13 On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island .
14 Next morning we again set off beside the river .
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