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

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1 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 .
2 ‘ 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 .
3 Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission .
4 TWO boozy pals were caught by astonished police after they set off in a car — with BOTH of them driving .
5 The sky was gun-metal but the deluge had not come when they set out for a cafe .
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