Example sentences of "set [adv prt] on the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | It was time for News on Sunday to set off on the trail of the people and organizations who had theorized about the prospects for a popular left-wing newspaper for so long . |
2 | ‘ Guv'nor says you 're to set off on the side nearest him , ’ Bob said briefly . |
3 | The Vimy was constructed on February 13 , it was No 13 of the batch , the Vickers crew numbered 13 , the Vimy reached Newfoundland on May 26 ( twice 13 ) , Jack arrived in Newfoundland on May 13 , and because 13 was lucky to him Jack wanted to set off on the attempt on June 13 . |
4 | 156 cars set off on the rally on Sunday . |
5 | I went home to the cottage , had an early supper , then set off on the walk to the post office . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | A TRIO of Cleveland pensioners have set off on the trip of a lifetime to the bulbfields of Holland . |
10 | Models enable complex relationships to be set up on the computer in numerical form rather than in the form of subjective statements . |
11 | In a similar manner to the interview analysis technique , a record was set up on the database for each activity using the numerical codes as an identifier , and a second field used to type in all information needed or produced by that activity . |
12 | Izvestiya of March 5 published a letter from Yegor Yakovlev , head of the Ostankino state television and radio company [ for its formation in December see p. 38655 ] , to CIS heads of state , proposing that an international broadcasting company be set up on the basis of the Ostankino company . |
13 | Many new shipping companies formed in the late 1800's were set up on the strength of the coal markets . |
14 | In theory , a limited partnership could be set up on the retirement of a working partner , where the continuing partners experience difficulty in acquiring the outgoing partner 's share by an immediate cash payment . |
15 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
16 | The terms and conditions of the policy are set out on the Certificate of Insurance . |
17 | It 's the result of a big process by individual departments , erm , it is set out on the basis of departments priorities . |
18 | He comes home at 8am to snatch an hour 's snooze and then sets off on the bus for a full day 's preaching to the people whose failing legs ca n't get them to church . |
19 | Katie sets out on the trail of the kidnappers and her song for Ben becomes the means to save his life . |
20 | Buffy was a young man at the time , just setting out on the journey of life , if you know what I mean . |
21 | The room was silent as she scrabbled in her box of pieces and , from the very bottom , produced a couple that she set down on the board with two decisive clicks . |
22 | On the day agreed , travel from any station to Goschenen by rail on a special round-journey ticket , take over the reserved hire-cycle there , and set off on the journey of exploration downhill on the old cantonal road , taking as much time , and with as many halts , as suits you . |
23 | Dara fled back to Agra and set off on the road to Delhi without daring to face his father . |
24 | He stood up abruptly , and without explanation or offer of assistance , set off on the descent to the factory floor . |
25 | The two exiles fall in together and set out on the adventure of becoming a suburban couple . |
26 | In early November Coleridge and the Wordsworths , whose deep and intuitive friendship had begun by now to exclude not only Sara but even Tom Poole , set out on the road to Porlock which Coleridge had taken the previous month . |
27 | All goods supplied by the Seller shall be in accordance with ( i ) the current edition of the relevant Product Description Leaflet as published from time to time by the Seller ( copies of which are available from the Seller upon request ) and ( ii ) those further specifications or descriptions ( if any ) expressly listed or set out on the face of the Order . |
28 | Business Post , the express mail and parcel carrier went to TEC Consultants for advice when it set out on the path of getting its network accredited two years ago . |