Example sentences of "he sets [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He gets up early in the morning , saddles his ass , cuts the wood for the sacrifice , and taking two young servants and Isaac with him , he sets off for the place of which God has told him .
2 Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences .
3 He sets off after the brothers , succeeds in imitating Haimet , and relieves Barat of his burden .
4 Waving his cheque book for $10 000 ( ready to Day to anyone who can produce convincing psychic phenomena ) he sets out on the exposure trail .
5 Now he sets out on the second stage of the journey , with Sarai , his childless wife , and his nephew Lot .
6 He is a great example to anyone who has a setback and it is marvellous to hear how he has put adversity behind him as he sets out on the long slog round the tough pro circuit once again .
7 The Scot will be in good company when he sets out with the early starters among the 70 survivors today .
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