Example sentences of "set [adv] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | After electrification in 1966 , the Bletchley train continued to pick up at Loughton , but not to set down at night . |
| 2 | You need to set down at the start what you expect to achieve . |
| 3 | Bear in mind that we can keep changing our goals — but unless we have a destination in mind , we are unlikely to set off at all . |
| 4 | There were six miles of gauntlet to run before reaching the open sea , and some damaged craft limped through this passage while others were still able to set off at some speed , making smoke cover with their special equipment . |
| 5 | The cars used to set off at one-minute intervals , originally starting at 9.00 p.m. on a Saturday but that was changed in 1949 to midnight , . |
| 6 | ‘ You are to set off at first light tomorrow . |
| 7 | Gascoigne enjoyed good support from Batty , who had another busy game in midfield and rarely allowed the opposition to establish the sort of rhythm they tried to set up at the start , when Boban and Suker tested Woods with low shots after some swift exchanges of passes had succeeded in outmanoeuvring England 's defence . |
| 8 | I was quite suprised how good he was that year … back heeling the ball to set up at least 2 goals … and the drag back and turn for a goal vs Wimbledon ( I think ) ! ! |
| 9 | The Court of Appeal then [ 1992 ] 3 W.L.R. 9 , 18–19 , set out its own opinion on the matter , which it is convenient now to set out at length : |
| 10 | The cottage was a pretty little place , furnished for comfort rather than style , with the living-room dominated by a huge fireplace , two big old armchairs set companionably at either side . |
| 11 | Outside of London , too , generally over the South , the West and the South-east , a decline in real wages set in at some point in the two decades centred on 1760 , as money wages fell behind rising prices . |
| 12 | The few ships out in the harbour sent up fireworks and flares , and the low hills around town echoed with the wail of sirens and foghorns — at least until the dark did set in at about three in the morning . |
| 13 | In particular , unsteadiness may set in at much lower Ra than it would in their absence . |
| 14 | We set off at ten , collected Coconut and bowled along to the woods . |
| 15 | They set off at once , everyone looking forward enormously to the proposed cup of tea . |
| 16 | To reach this desolate spot you set off at sun-up and head toward mountain ranges which scarcely ever get closer . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Set off at a good pace with the longest stride that is comfortable , letting your arms swing naturally in opposition to your feet . |
| 19 | Set off at a good pace , with the longest stride that is comfortable , your arms swinging naturally in opposition to your legs . |
| 20 | When he reached the gates , pushing through the children , he looked both ways along the main road , then set off at a trot in the general direction of the Stones ' household , several miles away . |
| 21 | One of the greatest of all sports car road races ever run , the Mille Miglia was first held in 1927 and , by tradition , cars set off at one-minute intervals from the centre of Brescia , raced down to Rome and returned . |
| 22 | We set off at 4.30am . |
| 23 | They set off at half past five in Charlotte 's car . |
| 24 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | We set off at seven in the morning after a particularly frantic bout of making-up : all three hijras cleaned their teeth with neem twigs , smudged on great quantities of lipstick and dusted their faces with blusher . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Then they set off at a run , Jim and Louise leading the way , Jube pounding along behind them . |
| 29 | I set off at 5 am but those Sussex lanes are pitch dark , and hilly ! |
| 30 | Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle . |