Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pers pn] set [adv prt] on " 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 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 .
4 As soon as they set off on separate duties , they both visibly relaxed .
5 ‘ 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 . ’
6 Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission .
7 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 .
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