Example sentences of "set off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hundreds of people line the banks of the River Coruh in Eastern Turkey eagerly awaiting three huge river rafts , each with a 24 strong crew , to set off down the rapids . |
| 2 | It was eleven o'clock before all the family were in bed , and two o'clock next morning was the latest time to set off with the beehives . |
| 3 | She was the last passenger to set off across the tracks , laden with parcels from her shopping trip , and the little boy tagging along behind . |
| 4 | But this morning , I must say , I found it quite offensive and it may well have been the urge to demonstrate just how foolish his insinuation had been that caused me to set off up the footpath . |
| 5 | My husband and daughter decide to set off up the hill ‘ to look for America ’ . |
| 6 | Well , so I 'm going to meet him at Temple Meads and we 're going to set off to the Marquis family abode . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Guv'nor says you 're to set off on the side nearest him , ’ Bob said briefly . |
| 9 | The Vimy was constructed on February 13 , it was No 13 of the batch , the Vickers crew numbered 13 , the Vimy reached Newfoundland on May 26 ( twice 13 ) , Jack arrived in Newfoundland on May 13 , and because 13 was lucky to him Jack wanted to set off on the attempt on June 13 . |
| 10 | It was time for News on Sunday to set off on the trail of the people and organizations who had theorized about the prospects for a popular left-wing newspaper for so long . |
| 11 | They would expect to learn of the success of the Tay landings , and to set off on the seven miles that would take them to the central strongholds of Alba , already besieged by their fellows . |
| 12 | The vendor 's company may be able to carry earlier losses forward to set off against the gain or if the capital assets were bought by the company only within the past few years , it is possible that there may be a loss rather than a gain . |
| 13 | It would have been easier to set off in the daylight but it was n't possible . |
| 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 | Once I had unpacked , I set off down the lane to have a look at the Round Tower before dark . |
| 16 | Bright and early next morning , I set off down the lane to work , my drawing pad and pens in my jauntily swinging plastic bag . |
| 17 | Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny . |
| 18 | At nightfall they set off down the escarpment and in holiday mood were soon bowling merrily along the coast road . |
| 19 | So we set off down the steep easterly flank of the mountain , alongside a spectacular waterfall that incredibly was still partially frozen in June . |
| 20 | They set off down the lane , Elizabeth , Jonna and Jonadab going ahead on three heavy horses and the men and dogs following , slipping and skidding on the hard-packed snow trodden down by the shires . |
| 21 | After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder . |
| 22 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 23 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 24 | Stringing themselves out in a ragged line , a scout-masterish type at the head , they set off down the valley . |
| 25 | In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . |
| 26 | And so I set off across the field . |
| 27 | The two groups set off across the desert westwards towards Ghadames . |
| 28 | Many do so , and with their aeronautical skills improving visibly with every wingbeat , they set off across the sea , climbing steadily . |
| 29 | They set off across the square and as they were passing Florian 's , Julia said : |
| 30 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |