Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] set [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 156 cars set off on the rally on Sunday . |
| 2 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 3 | Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major . |
| 4 | The three explorers set off beside the brook , while Hazel led the other rabbits across the field and up to the edge of the woodland . |
| 5 | It happened shortly after 500 athletes set off on the Rowntree Athletic Club 's 10-mile road race at the weekend . |
| 6 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |
| 7 | The new bass made use of Leo 's bolt-on maple neck , with the now traditional long-scale measurement ( the distance in which the top string can vibrate freely , ie. from the nut to where it passes over the bridge saddle ) of 34″ , and twenty frets set directly into the maple fretboard . |
| 8 | The two groups set off across the desert westwards towards Ghadames . |