Example sentences of "set off at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 2 | Set off at a good pace with the longest stride that is comfortable , letting your arms swing naturally in opposition to your feet . |
| 3 | Set off at a good pace , with the longest stride that is comfortable , your arms swinging naturally in opposition to your legs . |
| 4 | When he reached the gates , pushing through the children , he looked both ways along the main road , then set off at a trot in the general direction of the Stones ' household , several miles away . |
| 5 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 6 | She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view . |
| 7 | Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time . |
| 8 | Then they set off at a run , Jim and Louise leading the way , Jube pounding along behind them . |
| 9 | Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle . |
| 10 | Seismic stratigraphy is a technique whereby seismic waves generated by.small explosions set off at the surface are reflected or refracted from discontinuities in the underlying sediments which represent changes in sediment properties . |
| 11 | The schoolboy team will set off at the end of the month . |
| 12 | Morrell 's race plan was upset when Gerry McCann , from the local Glasgow University club , set off at a suicidal pace . |
| 13 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
| 14 | And she turned away , Midnight 's shoes striking sparks in the darkness , and set off at a fast trot in the direction of Sam Sylvester 's semi-detached in Acacia Avenue . |
| 15 | The boy dropped the halter he was holding and set off at a run through the gateway and towards the big house . |
| 16 | ‘ Best be movin , ’ he said and they swung open the gate and set off at a jaunty pace back up the lane towards the main road . |
| 17 | This year his television career set off at a run with Aah Sean , a one hour documentary which offered a cock-eyed perspective on his Dublin youth . |
| 18 | Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point . |
| 19 | Petion nodded and set off at a trot . |
| 20 | Prentice put his arms round Rory 's neck and got up onto his back ; Rory set off at a run . |
| 21 | He set off at a brisk walk . |
| 22 | He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run . |
| 23 | While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena . |
| 24 | Hrun slung the unconscious dragonlord over his shoulder and set off at a trot back to the arena . |
| 25 | He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled . |
| 26 | West Indies soon lost Haynes , but Richards , on his home ground , and Greenidge set off at an explosive pace with 45 off the first seven overs . |
| 27 | She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban . |