Example sentences of "set off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , they are usually symptomatic of something else ; people do n't set off for work with the intention of causing a communication breakdown . |
| 2 | The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . |
| 3 | ‘ If you 'd prefer to not risk my efforts at the barbecue I can easily set off for home right now . |
| 4 | She will then set off for Shetland again at 2 am , arriving at 2pm . |
| 5 | Lawrence will set off for England on Sunday . |
| 6 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 7 | In 1954 I was eight and every Saturday morning I would set off to the movies with my first boyfriend , ten year old Skippy . |
| 8 | What time did they set off to Rotherham ? |
| 9 | The enormous park was a source of delight to most visitors — though not all — for sometimes the Empress , an indefatigable walker , would set off with a group of people to tramp through the grounds , occasionally going part of the way in a carriage . |
| 10 | The team will set off with a ride around Anglesey , starting from Menai Bridge on Saturday , June 19 . |
| 11 | Now four English teenagers are dead following a canoeing accident off the Dorset coast , intensifying the concerns of parents all over Britain as they watch their children set off with their mates , while wondering what the chances are that something might go horribly wrong . |
| 12 | The spraying boat , affectionately known as the ‘ Black Pig ’ , would set off on its regular journey up the river without any adjustment on the spraying nozzle . |
| 13 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 14 | However , after about half an hour , some of the smell chemicals have started to evaporate creating an odour gradient , and the dog can set off on the trail . |
| 15 | He would set off on Saturday evening arriving early next morning . |
| 16 | To escape the posse of photographers and television crews that were always lying in wait , they would set off at high speed along treacherous tracks , with Europe 's press in hot pursuit . |
| 17 | It was decided that unless they got word of a change in direction from the scouts the Regent had sent to follow the enemy 's route , the Scots host , now numbering some thirteen thousand , would set off at first light , south-westwards , on a converging course . |
| 18 | For the first four Mondays in the month a walk will set off at 10.30am from Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre ( GR 1718579 ) . |
| 19 | She 'd set off at 2pm from TV-am , where she 'd been working since 8am on The Wide Awake Club . |
| 20 | The schoolboy team will set off at the end of the month . |
| 21 | I mean , by the time you 'd set off walking you could set off at eleven and walk there till twelve go in there till two then you |
| 22 | Should she set off down the hill to meet him ? |
| 23 | The two rafts will set off down the river at ten o'clock , each holding eight plus a guide . |
| 24 | As she 'd set off down the drive her one thought had been that perhaps it was n't too late . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Reinvigorated , he would set off in pursuit … |
| 27 | Sometimes the bus did n't set off until nearly four o'clock . |
| 28 | From Reading station one could set off round the world . |
| 29 | Today he will set off from Paignton to Topsham , a 27.7-mile walk that will mean pounding the roads non-stop for more than eight hours . |
| 30 | There will be a cyclists ’ reception and breakfast at the City Chambers , an evening ride to Cramond , and a Commuter Challenge in which people travelling by different modes of transport will set off from Currie Post Office at 8 a.m. to reach the City Chambers . |