Example sentences of "he set [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw George outside under the station lights and watched him set off towards the rear of the train . |
| 2 | Prince Adam promptly donated the entire museum to a foundation which he set up for the purpose , to which he also ceded all his rights to his pre-war estates and property . |
| 3 | ‘ That this deal he set up with the Iranians through Nadirpur — part of the arrangement was that Philippe be released — in return for French arms . ’ |
| 4 | He set up in the West End of London in 1912 , following the death of his first wife and only daughter , having realized that property deals yielded far better returns in the metropolis than in the provinces . |
| 5 | And at last he set out for the meeting-place . |
| 6 | But there was a FOR SALE board up , new today , he had n't seen it there this morning when he set out for the meeting with the AC . |
| 7 | Then he set out along the path that the old man had shown him . |
| 8 | A keen owner of fast motor cycles and cars since he was fifteen , he set out after the war to be a racing driver . |
| 9 | Accompanied by his close friend the German geographer Hermann von Wissmann , he set out from the port of Mukalla and visited the cities of Shibam , Saywun and Tarim , closely studying the society and minutely describing the topography , geology , flora and fauna of the valley . |
| 10 | He set off along the side of the building . |
| 11 | He set off towards the buses . |
| 12 | When he set off towards the river the red bitch followed . |
| 13 | As his lad let him go , he set off towards the start flat out with his mouth open and his nose in the air . |
| 14 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |
| 15 | He set off towards the canal , leaving Robbie — as usual , she fumed — to scurry after him . |
| 16 | There had been no unexplained nights away and no displays of petulance , and when he set off through the gates of his house he drove slowly and with care . |
| 17 | So the mantle fell on the second son , John , then 23 years old ; without more ado , he set off over the bridge into the Market Place , across to the George , and signed up for the infantry . |
| 18 | He set off across the marble lake at a canter , with Helen panting behind . |
| 19 | But the pressure in his bladder was growing , and he set off across the square in search of a public toilet . |
| 20 | At the age of only nine , he set off on the London coach , and said a sudden and bewildered farewell both to his family and to his Devon childhood . |
| 21 | Two things mattered to Mr Major when he set off on the campaign road a month ago . |
| 22 | Checking his watch , he set off for the hilltop once more . |
| 23 | As he set off for the airport Lewis remembered that he had told Adam from the first that only trouble could come from a person of his youth and inexperience inheriting a big house and land of the dimensions of Wyvis Hall . |
| 24 | He set off for the Canal Turn in glorious isolation while behind him the rest of the field manically tried to salvage some hope from the disaster . |
| 25 | Asik knew that his grandparents would die if he did not give them enough water and there was no water left in the pots , so he set off to the river . |
| 26 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he said through gritted teeth as he set off down the corridor . |
| 27 | He set off down the slope . |
| 28 | The lock snapped into place behind him , and he set off down the hill towards his car . |
| 29 | He set off into the fog to find out where he was , and came back to find Tess fast asleep . |
| 30 | But some doubted and one , Rol , who was a great war leader , mistrusted the feelings which prompted the Myrcans to wage war and was sickened by the killing , so he set off into the mountains to seek the Dwarves and avail himself of their ancient wisdom . |