Example sentences of "set [adv prt] down the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Once I had unpacked , I set off down the lane to have a look at the Round Tower before dark .
2 Bright and early next morning , I set off down the lane to work , my drawing pad and pens in my jauntily swinging plastic bag .
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 They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop .
5 Stringing themselves out in a ragged line , a scout-masterish type at the head , they set off down the valley .
6 After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder .
7 Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny .
8 At nightfall they set off down the escarpment and in holiday mood were soon bowling merrily along the coast road .
9 Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire .
10 The two rafts will set off down the river at ten o'clock , each holding eight plus a guide .
11 Should she set off down the hill to meet him ?
12 Within an hour Allan , Donald the smith , and the Logan brothers had set off down the strath to Weem with the petitions in a leather wallet , to add to the already thick bunch in James 's strong-box , and Cameron and James had got horses from a sympathizer in the village and rode off towards the narrow glen of Keltney .
13 Stephen had already set off down the path .
14 As the Renault set off down the drive , Vitor placed an arm around Ashley 's shoulders .
15 Goodnights were exchanged and George set off down the lane with Elizabeth , Sarah and their mother .
16 She returned indoors to fetch stout shoes and anorak , tied a headscarf over her bobbed brown hair to stop it flying about in the wind , and set off down the lane .
17 Only he had watched , fascinated , as the pool of blood collecting around the spilt innards suddenly burst its confines and set off down the road , finding its way slowly and with difficulty , its bright fresh surface soon matted with dust and drowning insects .
18 The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado swept out from the garage and set off down the road from Cromcruach .
19 Zak waved , retreated and set off down the corridor , flat-footed almost at once after his bounce in the dining car , and already with drooping shoulders consulting his notebook about what he needed to do next .
20 ‘ Thank you , ’ he said through gritted teeth as he set off down the corridor .
21 They switched on the car 's headlights as a beacon ; but , all of a sudden , as the Prince and his companions were half-way across the water , the lights swung round and moved away as the vehicle set off down the glen .
22 At a slightly uneven stagger the coffin set off down the aisle .
23 Throwing it over her shoulder , she set off down the aisle , the two men close behind her .
24 He took as many arrows as he could carry and , holding his bow with an arrow ready notched , set off down the track after the verderers .
25 The lock snapped into place behind him , and he set off down the hill towards his car .
26 Pretty certain this must be the man , Paige set off down the street , stopping every now and then to look in shop windows and cast surreptitious glances backwards .
27 She turned and set off down the path leading to the river and the house .
28 When Hugh 's men had lifted Aldhelm 's body on to the litter , and set off down the path with it towards the Foregate , Tutilo fell in behind the sorry little procession like a mourner , and went silently step for step with them , his eyes still upon the shrouded body .
29 " Be careful , " said Buckthorn , as Hazel and Blackberry set off down the slope .
30 He set off down the slope .
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