Example sentences of "set out [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm absolutely delighted that we achieved what we set out to do at the beginning of the week , which was to ensure that the Ryder Cup stayed on this side of the Atlantic . |
| 2 | Why , I 'm going to do what I set out to do at the start — I 'm going to make sure that bastard marries you ! ’ |
| 3 | I hope they do what they set out to do for the sake of the people of West Belfast . |
| 4 | He gave out that he would hold a great meeting and that at that meeting he would give a present to every animal and bird , to make each one different from the rest And all the creatures set out to go to the meeting-place . |
| 5 | I set out to get inside the heads of gynaecologists , but what remains in my head is the freeze-frame of that young women with her legs held apart , unconscious , still unaware of a verdict which is likely to affect her whole life . |