Example sentences of "set [adv prt] back to [art] " in BNC.

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1 And thus it was that when the day shift set off back to the Barracks that evening , Jackie Tiptoe remained behind , suspended from the ceiling like a crooked spider snarled up in its own web .
2 The waiter gave the slightest of bows , turned and set off back to the café .
3 When I opened my eyes , it had got colder , so I stood up , brushed off my blazer and set off back to the Gendarmerie .
4 Then she set off back to the library .
5 She stopped for a moment to brush the dust from her hands and clothes and set off back to the house .
6 Lina waved cheerfully , as she set off back to the village of Santa Barbara .
7 Instantly he did a lightning U-turn and set out back to the stables , leaving Perdita swearing on the stone-hard ground while all the onlookers roared with laughter and Alejandro shouted in broken English at her .
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