Example sentences of "[conj] i set [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So flustered was I , in fact , that I became entangled with the bicycles in the hall ( my sons always keep them there , and other things being equal I usually get past them without too much difficulty ) , and I arrived in the dining-room even more distraught than I set out from the study . |
| 2 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 3 | When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold . |
| 4 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 5 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 6 | A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim . |
| 7 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 8 | ‘ My Cat ’ , it began , ‘ was in agony due to being hung upside down from our bedroom window by my brother , when I set off in the luxurious coach provided for us . |