Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is erm , set down as a related document form there or ? |
| 2 | These are arrived at using criteria set down by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers of Local Authorities . |
| 3 | The differences set in with the different ways in which boys and girls may typically ( not ‘ must always ’ ) resolve the Oedipus complex . |
| 4 | The two men set off down a narrow path which traversed the slope diagonally . |
| 5 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 6 | In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . |
| 7 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |
| 8 | He examined the gallery , then set off along the left-hand corridor where the men 's bedrooms were . |
| 9 | They set off through the drizzling rain , climbing the steep path up the rock which the monks said was popularly known as Arthur 's Seat . |
| 10 | We set off through the pretty woods and were soon at the base of the remarkably clean , steep granite buttress . |
| 11 | We set off through the lovely village of Stonethwaite and up the steep woodland path towards Great Crag . |
| 12 | But once you have unfolded an ordnance survey map and made the cheese and pickle sandwiches , it 's hard to change your mind , and so on a hot June day I set off up the zig-zagging tourist path from Glen Nevis at ten o'clock in the morning . |
| 13 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 14 | Set off with the towing Julie 's car and the tow rope just snapped in two , and it jerked both cars and it cut off the fuel . |
| 15 | There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast . |
| 16 | FOLLOWING two years of fund raising and six to eight weeks hard net practice we set off for the Far East on December 16 , 1991 for a combined cricket and hockey tour . |
| 17 | Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away . |
| 18 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 19 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 20 | Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time . |
| 21 | Set off at a good pace with the longest stride that is comfortable , letting your arms swing naturally in opposition to your feet . |
| 22 | Set off at a good pace , with the longest stride that is comfortable , your arms swinging naturally in opposition to your legs . |
| 23 | She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view . |
| 24 | Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle . |
| 25 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 26 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 27 | It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot . |
| 28 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 29 | First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right . |
| 30 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |