Example sentences of "and set [adv] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day .
2 The ash swelled slightly as a result of the wetting and set hard round the corpses , making perfect natural moulds of them , and in some cases preserving even the imprint of clothing and the details of facial expressions .
3 ‘ Nonsense , ’ said the Princess , and set off down the stairs at a spanking pace .
4 As soon as his hold slackened a shade she pulled free and set off down the stairs .
5 Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore .
6 By the time we had crossed two more we had decided to stop drying our feet and re-booting after each one , and set off across the bogs in bare feet .
7 Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors .
8 Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again .
9 By the time we had driven to Port Eynon , the wind had really picked up but not easily deterred , we abandoned the car and set off towards the cliffs .
10 He sighed and set off up the stairs again , pulling himself up by his hands on the thick , frozen rope fixed to the outside of the staircase , the castle 's concession to their earlier request for a handhold on the often ice-slicked steps .
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