Example sentences of "set off [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they packed up some pears and pineapples — set off well before the light hours |
| 2 | ‘ There 'll be scent enough today , ’ she said as they set off again for the meet . |
| 3 | They set off again at a stately pace . |
| 4 | We set off again along the gravel paths . |
| 5 | The three men set off again in the Sunbeam , touring the stores of Ruislip and Eastcote , making purchases with their newly acquired Barclaycard . |
| 6 | TWO Britons set off yesterday on the first trans-atlantic hot-air balloon race . |
| 7 | They set off together in the small car , Rose 's girlish smiles and waves only accentuating the picture of the happy couple going on a whole day 's outing alone together . |
| 8 | He closed the gate and they set off back down the dirt track towards the cottage . |
| 9 | I set off back to the hospital — not in the best of tempers after a foul drive in filthy weather — and it was on the way home , as the wet lamps marched towards me , that it happened . |
| 10 | We tried to calm her as we set off back to the hospital . |
| 11 | Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea . |