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 .
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