Example sentences of "set off [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | All are designed to convert pre-existing contractual rights and obligations to net monetary rights and obligations , which may be set off against one another to produce the net sums referred to above . |
| 2 | The men immediately set off in one direction , scrambling down through the trees and undergrowth towards the subsidiary valley where the shot had sounded . |
| 3 | After resting for a while , it suddenly gets up , looks around and then sets off on one of its mad dashes . |
| 4 | David 's application was successful and along with nine other students he will shortly be setting off for one of eight specially selected Earthwatch projects for two weeks of hard work , learning and fun . |
| 5 | Joy and Alan set off on one of their marathon walks , this time a coast-to-coast sponsored effort to raise money for our local church , one of the oldest in North Wales . |