Example sentences of "sets [adv] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Selected 24-piece cutlery sets down from £120 to £79 . |
| 2 | Class V2 60815 sets off from Victoria for the south in about 1950 . |
| 3 | The village cat owner sets off from home and finds the pet cat tagging along . |
| 4 | Inset : The River Bus , MV Conrad Chelsea Harbour sets off from Lambeth Pier with its royal passenger on board . |
| 5 | North East Club for pre-war Austins Mad March Hare run sets off from Scotch 11am . |
| 6 | North-East Club for pre-war Austins Mad March Hare run sets off from Scotch Corner , 11am . |
| 7 | The carnival parade sets off from Nun 's Close car park at 10am on Monday and winds its way through the town . |
| 8 | The last sentence , however , sets out from the presumption that the testator 's intention is clear , but might be defeated because he has used inadequate words . |
| 9 | The text sets out from the premiss that the beneficiary of the trust ought to obtain the actual land ( rather than its value ) ; the question therefore is who ought to pay off the creditor to whom the land is presently pledged . |
| 10 | When he sets out from Rivendell Boromir blows his horn , the family heirloom , and is rebuked by Elrond for doing so ; but he takes no notice . |
| 11 | Nevertheless he faces a huge step up when he sets out from Chester in 123rd position in a race that will decide the final destination of the FIA World Rally Championship , which must go to either France 's Didier Auriol , or Carlos Sainz of Spain , or to last year 's RAC winner Juha Kankkunen . |