Example sentences of "he set [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | While Jacob was dreaming of Jacob 's Ladder at Beth-El , his head was pillowed on a rock which upon waking he set up as a holy monument . |
| 2 | He set out on a surging run for goal and held off the challenge of Moore and Benali before sending a low shot past Stejskal . |
| 3 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
| 4 | He set off at a brisk walk . |
| 5 | He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled . |
| 6 | He was a scholar and for many years studied to learn the ways of dragons ; he was proud but not stupid , and he learned all that the books could teach him , and then he set off on a long journey and captured two baby dragons and brought them home as pets . |
| 7 | He set off on a long rambling account of something that had happened in the bar that afternoon . |