Example sentences of "she set off [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest . |
| 2 | She set off towards the junction to the left . |
| 3 | She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit . |
| 4 | She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban . |
| 5 | This time Sausage accompanied her , and as she set off with the the two small boys and their three dogs , Korah , Dathan and Abiram , she reflected that they must look rather like a circus . |
| 6 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
| 7 | She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there . |
| 8 | She set off up the scarp , using juts and ledges as a diagonal staircase to take her on a course that would bring her close to Johannsen when they both reached the top of the incline . |
| 9 | Then she set off across the shimmering grass , towards the dank , smelly , but mercifully cool ‘ Ladies ’ . |
| 10 | With no further words , she set off across the wide lawns of the De Belving gardens , scattering a couple of sleepy peacocks as she went . |
| 11 | She set off across the rough turf towards the low hill brow ahead . |
| 12 | She set off down the slope , forcing herself not to run , telling herself again and again that it was all right ; that her fears were unfounded . |
| 13 | Throwing it over her shoulder , she set off down the aisle , the two men close behind her . |
| 14 | Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees . |
| 15 | She set off round the perimeter of the vast doorway , looking for anything that resembled a control panel . |
| 16 | She set off round the tower , with him in playful pursuit . |