Example sentences of "set off [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we set off bravely in our four-inchers , risking life , limb and hoots of European laughter , while the Italians stride through the sunbeds in the ultimate pair of flat sandals . |
| 2 | These Odonata may never have been on Earth before , but they circled the Nuria II in an assured way and then set off northwards towards Australia with leisurely beats of their wings . |
| 3 | So they packed up some pears and pineapples — set off well before the light hours |
| 4 | He refused , so after a visit to the General Hospital , almost empty of patients and deserted by Burmese staff , with the remaining civilian doctors and sisters about to leave , I set off sadly with several stragglers and drove through the night to Prome . |
| 5 | Lockhart 's flight became lost and returned to the carrier , then set off again with two hours ' fuel already gone . |
| 6 | After a walk back to the inn and a half-hour wait , they set off again for Bath , very much relieved that matters had not been worse . |
| 7 | ‘ There 'll be scent enough today , ’ she said as they set off again for the meet . |
| 8 | They set off again at a stately pace . |
| 9 | We set off again along the gravel paths . |
| 10 | George climbed back on board and closed the doors , and presently we set off again to our last stop before Winnipeg . |
| 11 | The three men set off again in the Sunbeam , touring the stores of Ruislip and Eastcote , making purchases with their newly acquired Barclaycard . |
| 12 | TWO Britons set off yesterday on the first trans-atlantic hot-air balloon race . |
| 13 | They set off together in the small car , Rose 's girlish smiles and waves only accentuating the picture of the happy couple going on a whole day 's outing alone together . |
| 14 | We set off early from Gemiler Island , the anchorage closest to their northern end , where we had anchored in perfect shelter , hunting lizards and mosaics in a labyrinth of Byzantine ruins . |
| 15 | Although the house in which Eric was now hidden was an isolated one , we could n't exclude the possibility of a German search , so I set off there on my bicycle while the Germans were still questioning people . |
| 16 | Then she 'll set off again for her destination in Southampton … trying hard to avoid any more narrow bridges . |
| 17 | After his experiences photographing there , he found it very difficult to continue the rather dull life of a colonial portraitist , and soon set off again for the strange and exotic land of Siam . |
| 18 | The Welshman had set off home in a cold fury . |
| 19 | ( ABOVE LEFT ) LAURA 'S STRIKING BLACK AND WHITE OUTFIT IS SET OFF PERFECTLY AGAINST BERNARD 'S LOTUS ELITE . |
| 20 | The luxurious cream decor is set off beautifully by the patterned curtains . |
| 21 | If the sale of the Target shares produces an allowable loss for capital gains tax purposes , this may be set off only against gains arising on a subsequent disposal by the manager concerned to Newco , if he and Newco are " connected persons " for the purpose of s286(6) ( 7 ) TCGA 1992 , as is likely to be the case if management needs to have control of Newco in order to obtain interest relief on its borrowings ( see 4.4 above ) . |
| 22 | ‘ But not for me , ’ she added sadly to herself , setting off homeward through the twilight . |
| 23 | A cautious opening in New York produced a further round of price-cutting in the afternoon and , with investors setting off early for the Easter break , the Footsie drifted in to a 2638.6 point close , down 1.6 on the day . |
| 24 | He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’ |
| 25 | He got out of his car and locked it and set off ahead of me . |
| 26 | We finished serving lunch and coffee and cleared up , and as soon as I decently could I left the kitchen and set off forward up the train . |
| 27 | Mark set off downhill towards the Refuge d'Argentiere , 500 metres below us . |
| 28 | Joseph lunged toward it , but the sight of him terrorized the gibbon further , and it set off frantically towards the only visible refuge . |
| 29 | At Talgarth they got wind of skirmishes in the south , and set off southward over Mynedd Troed for Tretower ; but because of the time they had lost they were always too far behind their quarry even to realise the magnitude of the chance that persistently slipped through their fingers . |
| 30 | FORMER Beirut hostage Brian Keenan and his beautiful blonde wife , Audrey Doyle , set off today for a secret honeymoon destination . |