Example sentences of "[noun prp] set off [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aware that it would be difficult and dangerous for the Hurricanes to attempt to land back aboard , Sabey set off towards Malta , hoping to meet one of the aircraft despatched from the island to lead in any lost aircraft , before their fuel ran out . |
| 2 | With British pop music once again in the ascendant , Richard Branson set off to America to sell Virgin artists , with an optimism that almost banished the memory of his company 's disastrous American adventure of two years before . |
| 3 | When she had eaten , Ruth set off for Dudley House . |
| 4 | But it was precisely Gould 's unshakeable commonsense , which Havell had so reviled , that was beginning to antagonise the rival American camp , and it was with exasperation that they watched Gould set off for Europe on a reconnoitring trip for his second publication . |
| 5 | On 17 June Gould set off with Sturt across the Mount Lofty range towards the Murray River . |
| 6 | With this thought in mind , Loretta set off for Paddington . |
| 7 | Loaded with 1.7 tons of highly toxic plutonium , the Japanese freighter Akatsuki Maru set off from Cherbourg , France , on 7 November to return to Japan . |
| 8 | In July 1816 Sewell set off for Vienna , Berlin and Hanover . |
| 9 | Her conscience at peace , Julia set off for dinner in a mood to enjoy herself . |
| 10 | In reprisal the Armstrongs set off in force and burned Netherby in Cumberland . |
| 11 | This was not quite ready when Mozart set off for Munich and so Mozart 's letters to his father , who acted as intermediary between him and the librettist , reveal a great deal of the process of writing . |
| 12 | The major new documentary series of the year was Granada 's widely acclaimed ‘ Disappearing World ’ in which Brian Moser set off in search of native tribes in the remotest parts of the world . |
| 13 | Then , with a small group of his best experts , Gehlen set off for Bavaria to await the arrival of the Americans . |
| 14 | Miss Harker set off for London with her young charge two days later . |
| 15 | Believing Clark 's Fork Canyon to be impassable , and convinced that Joseph was escaping , Sturgis set off in pursuit . |
| 16 | IT seems like only yesterday that Nigel Worthington set off from Ballymena to Notts County with the Ulster Young Player of the Year trophy and a Bass Irish Cup winners medal in his suitcase . |
| 17 | Not knowing the vintage of this picture , the Doctor and Barbara set off in search of Ian and Vicki . |
| 18 | Hence , almost immediately after the Pensions Act was passed , Lloyd George set off for Germany to investigate the longest established national insurance system . |
| 19 | But yesterday he happily grasped the handles of her frilly carrycot as the Stewarts set off for Los Angeles . |
| 20 | Imagine the scene : as the sun rises over the purple hills of Umbria in central Italy , Franco Scarponi and his son Adolfo set off in search of one of the region 's most highly prized delicacies — juniper berries . |
| 21 | The American Consul-General in Port of Spain granted Stewart an emergency visa for his dash through Caracas and on to New York , and Stewart set off at dawn on the Tuesday , hoping to reach Ayresome Park in time for the replay on Saturday . |
| 22 | Next morning Sophie set off for Seabourne , and , after looking in the pet shop window , she went inside and strolled around . |
| 23 | When Ross and Minton set off in August 1947 , stopping first in Paris where they obtained a passage to Ajaccio from the French Minister of Culture , Louis Joxe , they did not know each other well . |
| 24 | Leaving Paddy Mayne to bring up what he could in the way of supplies from Kabrit , Stirling set off from Siwa to Eighth Army Headquarters , which he found in turmoil . |
| 25 | Bolín set off for Rome on 19 July . |
| 26 | In her second season , Islander set off from Falmouth in June , keen to take part in the Cruising Association rally in La Coruña . |
| 27 | It was soon followed by a pressing invitation from the new king to return to England , and Anselm set off without delay . |