Example sentences of "they set [adv] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 2 | At nightfall they set off down the escarpment and in holiday mood were soon bowling merrily along the coast road . |
| 3 | They set off down the lane , Elizabeth , Jonna and Jonadab going ahead on three heavy horses and the men and dogs following , slipping and skidding on the hard-packed snow trodden down by the shires . |
| 4 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 5 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 6 | Stringing themselves out in a ragged line , a scout-masterish type at the head , they set off down the valley . |