Sentence examples for had set off from inspiring English sources

He had set off a Russian plastic antipersonnel mine.

It was unclear what had set off the violence.

Yet another online "human flesh search" had set off frenzied action.

His metal briefcase had set off a security alarm during a routine baggage inspection.

By then, the shooting had set off protests and turned into a civil rights issue.

(An earlier incarnation of the I.R.A. had set off bombs in London in 1939 and 1940).

By midmorning, we were done with the Eiffel Tower and had set off for Versailles.

Soon, he recounts the story of Amfortas, who had set off to destroy the evil Klingsor.

But this time we had set off in entirely the wrong direction.

It was 14 August 1976 and she had set off for confession with some school friends.

That same night, Christian Tetzlaff had set off like a rocket in Brahms's violin concerto.