Example sentences of "[noun] and set [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The Buddha of Suburbia is about filling that vacuum , which Karim 's father does by leaving his wife for his single-breasted girlfriend and setting up as a Bromley guru , or escaping from it , which Karim himself does by moving north of the river in search of new mainly sexual , experience .
2 She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate .
3 But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ .
4 He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets .
5 The old cheese presses which had lain dusty in the stable loft were brought down with difficulty on account of their immense weight and set up on the flagged floor .
6 By the time we had driven to Port Eynon , the wind had really picked up but not easily deterred , we abandoned the car and set off towards the cliffs .
7 A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land .
8 But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard .
9 She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it .
10 Restored with food and warm drinks , we set off down Brewers ' Gullet , portage our final canal lock and set out down the river .
11 Left-winger Darren Junee brilliantly slipped round his marker , James Reynolds , just before half-time and set off on a jinking run down the left wing .
12 Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address .
13 After lunch , either from members ' own nosebags or from the Museum café , we reboarded our coach and set off on a magical mystery tour in search of Butterley and the M.R.C. It is quite fun ‘ turning round ’ on a fairly busy main road in a large coach !
14 While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena .
15 She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office .
16 If you have a grievance relating to your employment , please refer to the procedure agreed by the Council and set out in the document attached to this statement of particulars .
17 He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse .
18 She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended .
19 But she achieved whatever she did against a massive public distaste for modern art , a fact well documented by Arnold and set clearly in the context of international and national attitudes .
20 Courts would be involved in pre-trial procedure much more actively than at present in attempting to keep the parties to proposed new timetables , whilst allowing for a realistic degree of relaxation by the court , and permitting the parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligation to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable .
21 It will also be permissible for parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligations to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable .
22 Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river .
23 So we gritted our teeth and set off along the Pyg-motorway past the army 's blasted and unforgivable folly , writhing and frothing and swearing and laughing aghast — the vapours thickening the while , so that when we looked down from Bwlch Moch , Llydaw was rimless , leaden obscurity and our hair mist-beaded like grizzled Rastafarians .
24 Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors .
25 Dara fled back to Agra and set off on the road to Delhi without daring to face his father .
26 Only he had watched , fascinated , as the pool of blood collecting around the spilt innards suddenly burst its confines and set off down the road , finding its way slowly and with difficulty , its bright fresh surface soon matted with dust and drowning insects .
27 When the sun began to sink and the evening grew cold , they stripped their clothes from the thorn trees , collected together their pans and bamboo brooms and set out across the bridge for home .
28 She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill .
29 He swept Dalziel 's glass from under his nose and set off to the bar at the quick march .
30 In 1889 he left the lace business in search of larger fortunes and set up as a stockbroker in Nottingham .
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