Example sentences of "set off [prep] a journey " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fresh from the indulgence of driving the fastest and most powerful Jaguar saloon ever built over several hundred kilometres of demanding roads , I was about to set off on a journey that would take me from one end of Europe to the other . |
| 2 | He hitch-hikes to San Francisco , lives briefly in a commune , and then sets off on a journey with two of its members , Lockett and Meridith . |
| 3 | August 1992 sees Tim setting off on a journey much nearer home and this time he 's inviting the wine-loving gourmets of Britain to join him . |
| 4 | After a couple of moves I gained the crest of this and draped a big sling over its tip before setting off on a journey of discovery down the other side of the offending obstacle . |
| 5 | Immediately afterwards , he set off on a journey into Dorset , determined to repay Wordsworth 's visit of two months earlier . |