Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 2 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 3 | Early on an August Saturday morning they set off at a great pace on the west side of the reservoir with the intention of following the ten mile bridleway right round the reservoir to a pub , where they planned to arrive two hours after opening time . |
| 4 | Heads down , they set off at a fast trot which lasted until Loretta twisted her ankle . |
| 5 | Bjornsson 's approach differed from that of many earlier researchers in two important ways : first , he set out at an early stage to make his formula one which would be useful for making cross-cultural comparisons , and second , he chose not to use the statistical technique of multiple regression . |
| 6 | He set off at a brisk pace for the lower station of the funicolare by Piazza Amedeo . |
| 7 | He set off at a brisk walk . |
| 8 | He set off at a fast lope , leaving her amazed that he still had enough energy to move so quickly , but also puzzled . |