Example sentences of "[coord] set [adv prt] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most countries have systems of government that are relatively modern creations , either designed after cataclysmic political events which required the setting up of entirely new institutions , or set up to meet the needs of newly created or newly independent states . |
| 2 | A peasant catches two partridges , takes them home to his wife to cook and sets off to invite the village priest to join them . |
| 3 | She had an almost Germanic regard for order , and set about repairing the house , the stables , the outbuildings and conservatory with the willing and cheerful help of a small , dedicated band of local people , with whom she could relax and be herself , without putting up defences as she 'd had to do with the false Pyglings . |
| 4 | Miss Fogerty hung up her tweed coat and her brown felt hat behind the classroom door , and set about unlocking the cupboards . |
| 5 | He left her and set about smoothing the sheets of her bed with touchingly serious clumsiness . |
| 6 | W.L. Gore , of Gore-Tex fame , clearly thought this was n't enough and set about developing a lightweight , breathable windproof lining designed primarily for fleece and wool . |
| 7 | Charles took one look at the proffered platitudes , which he knew to be absurd , and set about writing an alternative . |
| 8 | Broomhead shook his head in resigned disbelief and set about installing the gramophone in its housing . |
| 9 | A new four-strong Committee ( a continuation of the war-time practice ) , was ‘ appointed ’ and set about appraising the Club 's affairs , and supporting the argument of spending into success … |
| 10 | They renovated the house , removing the Georgian stucco and revealing the Elizabethan stonework , and set about tackling the garden , growing a lot of potatoes and taking ‘ millions and millions ’ of box cuttings to repair and extend the hedging , probably planted by a previous tenant , Lady Strickland , at the turn of the century . |
| 11 | She saw it as an opportunity to take control of her life and set about tackling the crisis with positive thinking . |
| 12 | According to family tradition , Mr and Mrs Major then carved up the constituency and set about rallying the troops . |
| 13 | They sat down to a celebration champagne lunch with Dai Davies , the farm manager , and set about opening the heaps of telegrams and congratulatory letters ‘ so that we really felt on top of the world ’ . |
| 14 | One is to accept Ken Livingstone 's position and set about expelling the province from the UK , whatever the consequences . |
| 15 | He now bought the site on behalf of the British Museum and set out to find the temple . |
| 16 | We faced legal bills of £120,000 and set out to raise the majority of this money by public appeal , to save the magazine from the threat of extinction . |
| 17 | Two years ago , Betty bought a beginner 's quilling set and set out to make a card . |
| 18 | So the arrival at the Grand Quay of that famous pirate ship the ‘ Black Pig ’ caused no excitement , and Captain Pugwash , the Mate , Barnabas , Willy and Tom the cabin boy attracted little attention as they stepped down the gangplank and set off to view the sights of the town . |
| 19 | She finished her coffee , and set off to explore the town . |
| 20 | Shelley made up her mind , and set off to walk the quarter of a mile . |