Example sentences of "set [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It happened shortly after 500 athletes set off on the Rowntree Athletic Club 's 10-mile road race at the weekend . |
| 2 | THIS MORNING at 7am , 1,250 pairs of arms will churn the warm blue water of the Pacific into foam as the competitors set off on the first , swimming stage of the 11th Ironman Triathlon on and around the little resort of Kailua-Kona here . |
| 3 | What the camera can not reveal is when you set off on the second nine from the 10th tee , by the time you reach the green you have travelled nearly 60 feet downhill . |
| 4 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Then , at 7pm , I set off on the drive south to San Francisco . |
| 7 | I went home to the cottage , had an early supper , then set off on the walk to the post office . |
| 8 | After such a day of damage it was a somewhat depleted fleet which set off on the return journey on Sunday . |
| 9 | At eleven they set off on the heralded and substantial walk . |
| 10 | Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse . |
| 11 | 156 cars set off on the rally on Sunday . |
| 12 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 13 | Set up on the initiative of the secretary-general of the South African Council of Churches , the Reverend Frank Chikane , the Independent Board of Inquiry into Informal Repression has investigated five episodes in which the ‘ death squad ’ was involved . |
| 14 | She walked slowly up the street on the shaded side , stepping carefully round the stalls set up on the pavement and the goods displayed by some vendors which were spread out on cloths on the pavement itself . |
| 15 | I set up on the same spot as in the previous summer , but this time my luck was different . |
| 16 | Some of the earliest shops were situated in London 's busy market streets such as Queen 's Crescent and Chapel Street , with stalls set up on the pavement . |
| 17 | I saw tombs open and the terrifying silhouettes of walking corpses set out on the road . |
| 18 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |
| 19 | You started off at the beginning of your beat — set out on the north side of Lime Street — took a quarter of an hour to walk round and try all the locks . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 21 | I hope that I have encouraged you to get the pattern sheets , electronic pen and , if needed , cover-up strips set out on the table ready to draw a pattern . |
| 22 | Set out on the white lace tablecloth were matching cups and saucers , and a plate with bread and butter and teacakes on it . |
| 23 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 24 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 25 | Set out on the benches were models of various shapes : a globe , a long horn , a ring-doughnut , and one that looked like a horse 's saddle . |
| 26 | I arrived at the Castle early on Monday morning , and after a glass of rum and milk , we set out on the road . |
| 27 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 28 | Questions about purposes , content and learning are logically prior to questions about layout and organization : the latter should be set up to implement goals set out on the basis of attention to the former . |
| 29 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 30 | England 's champs set out on the glory trail with a warning to keep their cool |