Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] set off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The farmer 's wife has kindly pressed my kilt and I set off into town with a small group of Commandos , all of us determined to enjoy ourselves , and , of course , to sort out the local French girls . |
| 2 | Val and I set off with intentions to watch the jumps , but the Skippers road to the bridge is specifically excluded from motor insurance policies and when we saw it , we understood why ; it 's a dirt track along a precipice . |
| 3 | A British supporter thrust a Union Jack into my hand and I set off on my lap of honour , the first British sprinter to win the title in forty years , the first black man ever to win it . |
| 4 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 5 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 6 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 7 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 8 | Fiona and I set off from Fulham in our car at about 9 a.m . |
| 9 | A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim . |
| 10 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 11 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 12 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 13 | However conditions seemed promising in the morning and we set off with lunch packs in our bags and hope in our hearts ! on the two-hour boat run there are always lots of birds to look at , and soon after we left ‘ the narrows ’ of the harbour entrance we were aware of black-browed albatrosses . |
| 14 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 15 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 16 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 17 | Bridget pulled the door shut and they set off after him . |
| 18 | But they set off in April — and forgot to tell the town hall . |