Example sentences of "[subord] they set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate . |
| 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 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’ |
| 6 | Before they set off up the beach , both bared white teeth in sudden , violent smiles . |
| 7 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 8 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 9 | TWO boozy pals were caught by astonished police after they set off in a car — with BOTH of them driving . |
| 10 | The sky was gun-metal but the deluge had not come when they set out for a cafe . |
| 11 | So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety . |
| 12 | The lights of Soufrière twinkled a long way off as they set off into the black , and headed north for Marigot Bay . |
| 13 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |
| 14 | Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms . |