Example sentences of "set off in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been easier to set off in the daylight but it was n't possible . |
| 2 | 1.05pm — Having left Tony and his Mum at his appointment , I set off in the direction of the A4 . |
| 3 | I met Mr Coary and Mr Rafter of the sewing-machine shop , and once the back-slapping was over , I set off in the manager 's car for my new lodgings . |
| 4 | We all set off in the car to see a lawyer . |
| 5 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |
| 6 | On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island . |
| 7 | I set off in the van to ask on imported cereal intake if he 's seen it . |
| 8 | Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms . |
| 9 | We set off in the sunshine and quickly reached Snake Pass |
| 10 | Weighed down by a burden of ‘ domestic Sorrows & external disappointments ’ that threatened to overwhelm him , he turned once again to Tom Poole — ‘ my dear , very dear Friend ’ — and on about 15 May set off in the carrier 's van for Stowey . |
| 11 | Obviously this would only be of benefit if there were capital gains against which the loss can be set off in the current or future years . |
| 12 | A group of British cyclists sets off in the heart of Brussels . |
| 13 | Sandison waited for one minute and then also left , setting off in the opposite direction from Maidstone . |
| 14 | We banged off the last roll of film recording our epic journey of discovery before setting off in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Airport . |
| 15 | Oh it would have been half as small , and she used to tell us grand stories with them setting off in the morning with their a bottle of milk and their , it 's like a pi with them , to keep the fire going to keep them warm and everything . |
| 16 | On the Iraqi side of the frontier , the town of al-Amarah , on the easternmost of the three Baghdad-Basrah roads , was seldom free of military activity , with convoys of trucks and armour pouring into it , and private cars and taxis carrying battlefield coffins on their roofs frequently setting off in the opposite direction . |
| 17 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 18 | We put our litter back into our rucksacks as all the bins were full to overflowing , and Elinor and Otley set off in the direction of Fair Hill where all the caravans were resting . |
| 19 | When , after some twenty minutes , the Inspector had failed to arrive , Golby set off in the direction from which he anticipated Drewitt would appear , after his meet with PC Shorter at the turnpike at Folly Crossroads . |
| 20 | That night Stirling set off in the ‘ Blitz Buggy ’ with his usual crew of Cooper and Seekings , Ken Allot plus two corporals from the SBS with a folding canoe , and Gordon Alston . |
| 21 | Schott decided to make a break for the main rendezvous point with Stirling , and set off in the 3-tonner with his men . |
| 22 | The jeep force set off in the late afternoon of 26 July , with about forty miles to cover to the coastal plain . |
| 23 | Sandison himself set off in the opposite direction , towards his pensione . |
| 24 | He also sped off across Dartmoor in search of Tamara but , totally confused , after running wildly around , set off in the wrong direction , heading north between gently wooded hills to reach the Atlantic . |
| 25 | Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees . |
| 26 | The Doctor pointed along the corridor , and set off in the direction indicated . |
| 27 | They left Margot to look after the children and set off in the car , heading for Gallanach . |
| 28 | He left by the gatehouse , openly , and took the road along the Foregate , in case anyone happened to notice and check that he set off in the appropriate direction . |
| 29 | She walked briskly out of the station , and set off in the direction of Bayswater , stopping every hundred yards or so to put down her dark blue Revelation suitcase ( a Christmas present from her parents ) and change hands . |
| 30 | Tess and Abraham dressed , led out the old horse Prince with the loaded waggon , and set off in the dark . |