Example sentences of "and set off [art] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	He finds himself calling upon the Government to use its powers to stop or sink Christopher Columbus 's expedition before it reaches America , and sets off a chain of events disastrous to the ecology of two continents .
2	She sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household , family and friends .
3	But she sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household , family and friends .
4	But that performance and the world record before the war inspired one young spectator at the White City , Roger Bannister , who was to run the first four-minute mile nine years later , and set off a string of British world record breakers , Derek Ibbotson , Sebastian Coe , Steve Ovett and Steve Cram .
5	Cuban refugees , trained by the Americans , were to invade the island and set off a spontaneous rising of the Cuban people against Castro .
6	Half way through the meal Taff produced a bottle of red wine scrounged from H.Q It certainly tasted good and set off the meal .
7	Police sources said it was the detonator — with a small package of Semtex at its core — which failed to ignite and set off the bags of nitrate-based fertiliser which were packed into the rear of the van .
8	Japanese handpainted pictures adorn the walls and set off the elegant porcelain figurines , while the walnut dining table is from Hong Kong .
9	Her face now against a tweed back , she fought for breath , struggled and pushed , moaning as another icy drop flowed down her body and set off the pain .
10	and set off the smoke-alarm
11	She says it slipped and set off the magic eye which set the baler off which crushed the bottom part of my leg causing me to lose the tissue and muscle from my ankle up to my shin .
12	All went well until about half way through the demonstration when fumes from some hot oil wafted into the smoke detector above the hob and set off the hotel 's fire alarm .

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