Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] set [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at |
| 2 | A few chapters of Music , Mind , and Brain are stimulating and produce the right sort of sparks ; but others jar either because they are couched in long-winded jargon , or because they set off with a title and intent , which lead one to expect something new in the way of results , but then degenerate into vague speculations . |
| 3 | Hardy 's decision , in 1862 , to further his career in London must have come as a surprise to his family and employer — perhaps even to himself since he set out with a return ticket in his pocket . |
| 4 | Did n't you even stop to consider that , before you set off for an evening drive ? ’ |
| 5 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 6 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied , but she was grateful to him that he did not hurry her but allowed her to look her fill before they set off through a pathway of more trees and green parkland . |
| 7 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 8 | TWO boozy pals were caught by astonished police after they set off in a car — with BOTH of them driving . |
| 9 | What they had said really ‘ took seed ’ a few months later , when I set off on a world trip for seven months , and during that time the friend I was with , Ella , decided a few times , in different parts of the world , to lose some weight and tone up . |
| 10 | Often now when I set off in a fairly posh car and switch on the radio and heater , I think back to those wartime battles to get my little fishing box onto the crowded trams and my long walks from Brigg railway station to catch bream at Cadney Bridge . |
| 11 | The sky was gun-metal but the deluge had not come when they set out for a cafe . |
| 12 | The former Champion amateur rider was associated with top horses Browne 's Gazette and The Mighty Mac , but everything turned sour when he set up as a trainer in 1990 . |
| 13 | A spokesman for Rothmans , who have factories in Darlington and Spennymoor , said : ‘ We are a major employer in County Durham and it seemed natural to support the team as it sets off on a new challenge as a first-class county . |