Example sentences of "and set [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | She turned and set off down the path leading to the river and the house . |
| 32 | 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 . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | We struck camp next day and set off down the mountain on our way to the Webi Shebeli . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado swept out from the garage and set off down the road from Cromcruach . |
| 37 | As soon as his hold slackened a shade she pulled free and set off down the stairs . |
| 38 | ‘ On second thoughts , ’ she said , ‘ I 'll introduce myself , ’ and set off across the room . |
| 39 | By the time we had crossed two more we had decided to stop drying our feet and re-booting after each one , and set off across the bogs in bare feet . |
| 40 | I dumped the carrier with my groceries down beside the road , and set off across the moor . |
| 41 | Peter , half hearing , said , ‘ Oh , I 'm desperate all right , ’ and gave a little barking laugh , and set off across the bus station to the car park , grasping Laura 's luggage . |
| 42 | She pulled herself together and set off across the square . |
| 43 | His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him . |
| 44 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 45 | Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore . |
| 46 | He smiled coolly , gave a nod in the general direction of the other two men , and set off across the ballroom with Caroline in tow . |
| 47 | But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard . |
| 48 | Though her lungs were aflame with her efforts , she rolled over and set off into the darkness of the tunnel that led outside before anyone could think to send a boat for her — though at least there were hiding places here in case they did . |
| 49 | He bundled her down the stairs and set off through the rain at a cracking pace . |
| 50 | And Nyasha and all her family and everybody from the village made a long long line and set off through the forest . |
| 51 | Adam turned at once and set off through the rain . |
| 52 | When we reached the farm the track ran out , so we had a word with the farmer , a friend of Brian 's , and set off over the open fields . |
| 53 | Scrambled eggs again , and coffee , then I made a thermos of tea , pushed that , with a packet of biscuits , into the pocket of my anorak , and set off along the cliff path . |
| 54 | So we gritted our teeth and set off along the Pyg-motorway past the army 's blasted and unforgivable folly , writhing and frothing and swearing and laughing aghast — the vapours thickening the while , so that when we looked down from Bwlch Moch , Llydaw was rimless , leaden obscurity and our hair mist-beaded like grizzled Rastafarians . |
| 55 | They took the goose between them and set off along the line that shone silver in the moonlight . |
| 56 | She dressed quickly , put on rubber boots and a waterproof , and set off along the footpath leading to Benbury Woods . |
| 57 | I decided it was time to look into the Bunker properly , and set off along the bank at a jog , swinging round the southernmost dune towards the old pillbox . |
| 58 | Fortified for a final fight , we stuffed everything into our sacks and set off on the laborious slog back up Coire Raibeirt for a buffeted race against darkness over the plateau and down to the vast , eerily deserted car park . |
| 59 | As the sun sinks , the young bats stream from the cave-mouth like smoke and set off on the first stage of their long journey south . |
| 60 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |