Example sentences of "the [noun pl] set off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left to right Pushing through the bracken at nant yr Annell ; the briefing before the cyclists set off ; outstripping Shanks 's pony |
| 2 | Recovering the fluid link device from the TARDIS the time-travellers set off once more . |
| 3 | The police had blocked this way and the marchers set off along Duke Street , trying to find another way onto the bridge . |
| 4 | The dogs were set off by it and the dogs set off the sheep and the goats and the cows . |
| 5 | , export manager at Courtaulds Coatings in New Zealand , met fellow winner , manager of the trade and retail paint division at Courtaulds International ( Brazil ) , in Hobart when the yachts set off on February 13 . |
| 6 | The teams set off from Liverpool for Beaune in France on the sponsored run that will raise thousands of pounds for the Macmillan Nurse Appeal , now nearing its target to fund four new hospital support Macmillan Nurses on Merseyside . |
| 7 | Then the teams set off for home bringing this year 's Beaujolais Nouveau by the shortage mileage from Beaune to Liverpool . |
| 8 | St. George realised that there was every chance that Ofahengaue would become one of the best players of the World Cup and went to the extreme to sign Ofahengaue before the Wallabies set off for London . |
| 9 | The men set off in fear and trepidation , singing and whistling to bolster their courage . |
| 10 | Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny . |
| 11 | After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder . |
| 12 | The court heard her ordeal began when she and the children set off with the salesman on what they thought would be a family shopping trip . |
| 13 | He did n't , but experts on TV and in the papers set off flurries of speculation that negotiations were finally under way to release all the hostages . |
| 14 | THIS MORNING at 7am , 1,250 pairs of arms will churn the warm blue water of the Pacific into foam as the competitors set off on the first , swimming stage of the 11th Ironman Triathlon on and around the little resort of Kailua-Kona here . |
| 15 | After seeing the competitors set off , there was a dash to Forster Square Station to catch the train to Esholt . |