Example sentences of "[adv] we set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we set off down the steep easterly flank of the mountain , alongside a spectacular waterfall that incredibly was still partially frozen in June . |
| 2 | So we set out across the open grassy slope that led on up towards the forest . |
| 3 | In the morning providentially we set off for the frontier , and there to my great delight I saw the familiar face of Mr Derrick Robinson , Rhodesia 's Assistant Commissioner of Police , standing beside a BMW motor car which was to convey me to Salisbury . |
| 4 | Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ? |
| 5 | He placed his arm round my waist , which gave me a pleasurable feeling I 'd never experienced , and then we set off to the picture house . |
| 6 | Once again we set out in the pre-dawn walk through the forest , the amble across the alpine pastures , and the short struggle up the screes to the foot of the wall . |