Example sentences of "[conj] set about [art] " in BNC.
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1 | They left Lawton with Grant to guard the bridge area , and set about a systematic search of the superstructure . |
2 | Charity relieved him of it carefully and set about the operation with skill and familiarity . |
3 | The right building in the West End would have been expensive , so the company bought Porters South in 1988 for £2.7 million — and set about the £10.3 million conversion . |
4 | We completed the agenda with time to spare and set about the ‘ European ’ items with a will . |
5 | This was seized upon by Walter Marshall when he became Director of Harwell in 1969 and set about the development of commercial work for industry . |