Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] set [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 ( Gen. 12.1 ) So Abram set out on a journey where faith rather than sight would be the guiding light , seeking a home , a city , a country .
2 The sky was cloudy when Giles set off after an early breakfast .
3 could be the two of them they just , when er , when Lee set out on a Saturday evening with er Kevin and they often sit there and er have a , er a bit of a snack , supper , light supper and er
4 When people set off in a boat to prove whether the Earth was round , they did not fall off so that proves that the Earth is flat , but people just say it is round .
5 As caries sets in at a weak point in the tooth 's enamel and spreads to rot the whole tooth , so an appeal to the crown could trigger the decay of local autonomy .
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