Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It wo n't be long before I set out on my expedition and I do n't think he 'll be fit to run away from me . ’ |
| 2 | The skies had darkened ominously as she set out on her journey to the coast , but she was not unduly concerned about the dismal weather . |
| 3 | And so when he set off for home the red bitch was with him , loping along by his side . |
| 4 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 5 | As soon as they set off on separate duties , they both visibly relaxed . |
| 6 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 7 | Nevertheless he faces a huge step up when he sets out from Chester in 123rd position in a race that will decide the final destination of the FIA World Rally Championship , which must go to either France 's Didier Auriol , or Carlos Sainz of Spain , or to last year 's RAC winner Juha Kankkunen . |
| 8 | Often now when I set off in a fairly posh car and switch on the radio and heater , I think back to those wartime battles to get my little fishing box onto the crowded trams and my long walks from Brigg railway station to catch bream at Cadney Bridge . |
| 9 | He needs this , particularly if he sets out to be a novelist . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 12 | His political position in the USA had , however , begun to weaken even before he set out for Paris . |
| 13 | Yet when he set off on 20 September 1519 , with a royal mandate to search for a passage through to the Mar del Sur , and thus to determine for certain that the Spice Islands were within the Spanish domains , he had not the foggiest notion how far he might have to travel . |
| 14 | He shivered a little as he set off for home . |
| 15 | and eventually hauled me aboard as we set off for Blackpool . |