Example sentences of "setting out on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There he found a moment of illusory tranquillity with his stepdaughter and her two sons , before setting out on the journey which was to end at Saint Helena . |
| 2 | Consider for a moment the bustle of the scene a hundred years ago , with horse-drawn barges and occasional steam tugs nearing the end of their journeys or perhaps setting out on the return trip towards the sea . |
| 3 | Apparently from the notes , a certain Fruchtbaum in the Times Literary Supplement has described Charles on setting out on the Beagle voyage in such terms , which is certainly an exaggeration , but I do not know anyone else who has ever subscribed to that opinion . |
| 4 | Setting out on the road , I could not help thinking of Mr Rochester 's despair when he found himself abandoned . |
| 5 | Buffy was a young man at the time , just setting out on the journey of life , if you know what I mean . |