Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They thought then that they would set out as an army and conquer the rest of the land and rule over it ; that was their mission . |
| 2 | When they arrived in Brides Haven Rachel Pritchard welcomed Leonora with a cup of hot , strong tea , but Bryn soon cut across his wife 's chatter , pointing out that they must set out at once if he was to make the return trip before dark . |
| 3 | Anyway , when Alan suggested that he should set up in practice here it seemed a splendid idea . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll be damned if I 'll set up in Northallerton because of the ride they have given me , ’ Mr Davies said . |
| 5 | Well , it was all to the good ; after he 'd finished skiing for the day they 'd return to the cottage , and she 'd set out for home . |
| 6 | You 've got a long way to go before you can set up on your own . |
| 7 | And when ye would set out for Castille , let all the people know in secret , that they make themselves ready , and take with them all that they have , so that none of the Moors in the suburb may know thereof ; for certes ye can not keep the city , neither abide therein after my death . |
| 8 | It was as if she was n't married ; just as it had been before , going to bed in her pink and white room , setting off for the ‘ Craft Basket ’ at half-past eight in the morning , just as she used to set off for school , home by five thirty , tea , telly , and some needlework to keep herself occupied . |
| 9 | As she 'd set off down the drive her one thought had been that perhaps it was n't too late . |
| 10 | The threatening cloud of gloom that had been pea-sized when they 'd set out for Host Street grew to storm proportions . |