Example sentences of "setting out [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The FT-SE share index was down 31.7 points before setting out on a steady recovery , closing 4.1 points down at 2,277.5 . |
| 2 | When the bus started , they all crossed themselves , as I had seen nuns do in Ireland when setting out on a journey , however short . |
| 3 | It eventually showed fishermen preparing and setting out on a peaceful evening for a night 's work ; while they are at sea , a storm blows up . |
| 4 | Those who were influenced by this belief refrained from setting out on a journey or from starting a major task on that day of the week . |
| 5 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 6 | He was aware that they could be setting out on a wild-goose chase , but he had to believe that they were n't . |
| 7 | Its founders were clinging to the wreckage , not setting out on a brave new voyage . |
| 8 | My first attempt on these hills ended at about 1500 feet when two of us were simply blasted off , which I suppose served us right for even setting out on a morning dark and grey as a used Brillo pad . |
| 9 | For this reason it is absolutely vital before setting out on a journey of this type , to plan as far as possible for this eventuality . |
| 10 | For example , someone setting out on a journey to a malarial zone would be best advised to rely on drugs rather than trusting the stars ' message alone as a protection against the disease . |
| 11 | AN RAF air-sea rescue helicopter today joined a massive search for three young men who disappeared in a small speedboat after setting out on a two-hour trip along the west Wales coast . |
| 12 | It was supposed to be like going Over the Top , but it felt more like a gang of reluctant schoolboys setting out on a cross-country run with only the prospect of a quick smoke round the back of the bike sheds to sustain them . |
| 13 | ‘ There would be no point in setting out for a star if you did n't know how far away it was . ’ |
| 14 | Below : A conference of the Women 's Liberal Federation setting out for a tour of Blackpool and St. Annes in May 1926 , using six toastrack trams , here drawn up on both tracks at North Pier . |
| 15 | More and more they saw the folly of setting out with a medium in search of a message … |
| 16 | The cruise line industry is multinational in terms of career opportunities , and therefore the growth of the industry in the USA is of direct concern to all those setting out in a hotel , catering or leisure-orientated career . |