Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pers pn] set out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It wo n't be long before I set out on my expedition and I do n't think he 'll be fit to run away from me . ’ |
| 2 | The skies had darkened ominously as she set out on her journey to the coast , but she was not unduly concerned about the dismal weather . |
| 3 | He needs this , particularly if he sets out to be a novelist . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 5 | His political position in the USA had , however , begun to weaken even before he set out for Paris . |