Example sentences of "set [adv] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Set right on the Grand Canal this hotel is at the heart of Venice . |
| 2 | It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot . |
| 3 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 4 | First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right . |
| 5 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |
| 6 | In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia . |
| 7 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 8 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 9 | I set up on the same spot as in the previous summer , but this time my luck was different . |
| 10 | ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’ |
| 11 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 12 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 13 | There was a damp start for fund-raisers yesterday , when walkers set out on the annual march from Cultra to Bangor to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Hospice in Belfast 's Somerton Road . |
| 14 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 15 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 16 | But , thanks to the kindness of a lady in the petrol depot who agreed to phone our host when a delivery was about to be made and where , we eventually refuelled at about 9.00 am on Thursday we set out on the last leg of our journey . |
| 17 | Set out on the white lace tablecloth were matching cups and saucers , and a plate with bread and butter and teacakes on it . |
| 18 | Most people provide small items set out on an open plan system , which gives the children a great deal of choice . |
| 19 | While Ipswich are one game away from the National League title , Chelmsford are one place away from relegation to the Second Division but when it comes to March 28 the league will seem a million miles away and both sides will have their sights set firmly on a semi-final place . |