Example sentences of "setting off [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pope , a conservative whose grip on the reins of power has never been firmer , is setting off on a tour of the Far East on Friday . |
| 2 | Setting off on a crash course |
| 3 | MOST of Europe 's unmarried royals are setting off on a cruise on Norway 's fjords next week , giving hopes for at least one blue-blooded romance . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A yachtsman has been reunited with his wife — five months after setting off on a voyage which should have lasted just four weeks . |
| 7 | There 's nothing worse than setting off on a day 's walking after a cold sleepless night when you feel as though you 've been trussed up in a straight jacket . |
| 8 | Or suppose you 're setting off on a driving tour of Spain and you do n't speak the language . |
| 9 | Why is it important to vent the fuel tank before setting off on a boat dive ? |
| 10 | Why did you suppose we were setting off with a stretcher and torches , at this time of night ? ’ |
| 11 | But in August , just before setting off for a month in Switzerland , he still hoped to have finished a draft of the third act by the end of the year . |