Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] out on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 2 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 3 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 4 | But , thanks to the kindness of a lady in the petrol depot who agreed to phone our host when a delivery was about to be made and where , we eventually refuelled at about 9.00 am on Thursday we set out on the last leg of our journey . |
| 5 | ‘ We go out on the last night , ’ said Rodney . |
| 6 | If we talk to people only enough to get the job done , we miss out on the added pleasure we can get from developing relationships at work . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |