Example sentences of "be [verb] set off " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , so I 'm going to meet him at Temple Meads and we 're going to set off to the Marquis family abode . |
| 2 | She 'll be wanting to set off just as soon as she 's finished her breakfast . ’ |
| 3 | The up-front payment mentioned in Clause 1 of this Schedule will be used to set off this advance payment until such time as it is used up . |
| 4 | I 'm going to set off a flare . ’ |
| 5 | As I am preparing to set off from Oxford a copy of a fax arrives from the production office . |
| 6 | Nearly all the accidents in Darlington occurred at junctions , when cyclists were waiting to set off or just starting to pedal . |
| 7 | Nearly all the accidents in Darlington occurred at junctions where cyclists were waiting to set off , or just starting to pedal , said Mr Hillcoat . |
| 8 | Explosives experts were planning to set off mines to destroy the underground conduits which keep the lava from cooling and solidifying before it reaches inhabited areas farther down the mountain . |
| 9 | It was a suspiciously long letter for someone who seldom wrote any , and when Rain was waiting to set off for the office he was still tapping away at it . |