Example sentences of "he set [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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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 | Bjornsson 's approach differed from that of many earlier researchers in two important ways : first , he set out at an early stage to make his formula one which would be useful for making cross-cultural comparisons , and second , he chose not to use the statistical technique of multiple regression . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
5 | He set off at a brisk walk . |
6 | He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | He set off on a long rambling account of something that had happened in the bar that afternoon . |