Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 These are arrived at using criteria set down by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers of Local Authorities .
2 The differences set in with the different ways in which boys and girls may typically ( not ‘ must always ’ ) resolve the Oedipus complex .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten .
5 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 .
6 He examined the gallery , then set off along the left-hand corridor where the men 's bedrooms were .
7 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 .
8 We set off through the pretty woods and were soon at the base of the remarkably clean , steep granite buttress .
9 We set off through the lovely village of Stonethwaite and up the steep woodland path towards Great Crag .
10 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 .
11 She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 Accompanied by Major Clive Elderton , the Company Commander , and the interpreter , they set off for the local slaughterhouse some ten kilometres away .
16 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 .
17 Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate .
18 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 .
19 ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us .
20 The plan clears up the legal wrangles set off by the federal government 's decision in 1988 to sue the state government over water quality in the Everglades , but leaves unclear many of the details of the clean-up .
21 We are all set up for the perfect ending for George to live in peace while Lennie , tended the rabbits , but somehow the author still made it seem impossible as there was always trouble brewing for them .
22 Its comments follow a fresh warning by Sir Gordon Borrie , director-general of Fair Trading , that he will take action against long-term beer supply agreements set up between the big brewers and pubs leased to others .
23 Set back from the main road , the Lagant enjoys a centrally situated location , with all the village amenities within easy reach .
24 Set back from the main road , the Hotel Royal is located in a shady avenue about five minutes walk from a private sandy beach .
25 Set back from the main road , the Hotel Gabbiano is personally run with pride by the Mirandola family .
26 Verses 8–10 : if a man died childless , his brother was duty bound to raise heirs to him by his widow ( set out as the Levirate law , Deuteronomy 25:5 ) .
27 ‘ If we are to reach our destination and fulfil the objectives set out at the United Nations National Conference , we need firm and committed leadership , ’ he said .
28 ‘ 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 . ’
29 Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’
30 Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe .
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