Example sentences of "set out [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Flaming June ’ , people muttered bitterly amid the cascades of rain , and the thought of the poor men who must be waiting to set out across the choppy Channel in their small boats to fight a bloody battle on the other side made me feel cold and sick . |
| 2 | On a number of occasions , I have been glad to set out for the hon. Member in response to his questions in the House detailed information about the contents of the computer records and how many are held on the system at any one time . |
| 3 | They had been about to set out for the main bridge when he had said : |
| 4 | Henry II had five sons who were suspicious and envious of each other , but three of them died before Henry died in the summer of 1189 , and all his possessions passed to Richard , who had pledged himself to set out for the Holy Land on the Third Crusade . |
| 5 | If he wanted to reach an object he had to set out in the wrong direction and hope to angle in on it ! |
| 6 | Verses 8–10 : if a man died childless , his brother was duty bound to raise heirs to him by his widow ( set out as the Levirate law , Deuteronomy 25:5 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’ |
| 8 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 9 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 10 | There was a damp start for fund-raisers yesterday , when walkers set out on the annual march from Cultra to Bangor to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Hospice in Belfast 's Somerton Road . |
| 11 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 12 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 13 | But , thanks to the kindness of a lady in the petrol depot who agreed to phone our host when a delivery was about to be made and where , we eventually refuelled at about 9.00 am on Thursday we set out on the last leg of our journey . |
| 14 | Set out on the white lace tablecloth were matching cups and saucers , and a plate with bread and butter and teacakes on it . |
| 15 | Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major . |
| 16 | as if in recognition of the inherent limitations of the appeals system in this respect , the Magistrates ' Association issued a set of national guide-lines , in 1999 , which set out for the first time a scale of recommended penalties covering the 25 commonest offence types likely to come before the magistrates , together with guidance on the approach to be adopted for different degrees of seriousness . |
| 17 | I set out below the additional information which will be required for the week commencing [ date ] . |
| 18 | Other studies which offer recommendations for buildings used by visually handicapped people in the community include those set out by the Royal Institute of British Architects ( 1981 ) which give a six-point plan to maximise safety and efficiency in the use of buildings , namely : |
| 19 | ( 1 ) A registered club may apply to the sheriff for any one of the following orders : ( a ) an order providing that during the winter period the permitted hours in the club on weekdays shall not be those set out in section 53(3) of this Act , but shall instead be the period between eleven in the morning and two in the afternoon and the period between four and half-past ten in the evening or alternatively be the said periods on weekdays other than Saturday , and on Saturday be the period between one in the afternoon and half-past ten in the evening ; or ( b ) an order providing that during the winter period the permitted hours in the club on Sundays shall not be those set out in the said section 53(3) , but shall instead be the period between half-past twelve and two in the afternoon and the period between four and nine in the evening ; or ( c ) an order which contains both the aforesaid provisions ; and the sheriff shall , if in his opinion the conditions set out in subsection ( 2 ) below are satisfied , make the order applied for . |
| 20 | When the final offer document is sent to the Panel a document charge is payable according to the scales set out in the Blue Book . |
| 21 | In conclusion , tutors are again reminded of their great responsibilities for achieving the high aims set out in the first paragraph . |
| 22 | For consistency , we use a standard predictive scheme based upon thirty-five predictors representing the influences set out in the general model of media influence described in Chapter 1 . |
| 23 | However , the Court found that , as was stated in the recitals to the regulation , the definition of value and the interpretative notes set out in the 1590 Convention had been embodied into the legislation of the Member States in different ways , and also certain optional provisions of the interpretative notes were being applied differently in different Member States . |
| 24 | Breach of the requirements set out in the 1963 Act is a criminal offence and may lead to prosecution . |
| 25 | 2.16 " the Shop Covenants " means the covenants set out in the fifth Schedule |
| 26 | Together with their partners in other member states , local authorities will need to seek the full implementation of the principles set out in the European Charter of Local Self-Government . |
| 27 | The disciplinary procedures which apply to your employment are set out in paragraphs 10010–10052 as supplemented by the procedures set out in the Scottish Office Handbook . |
| 28 | Some of his harshest condemnations were reserved for those who tried to evade the plain commands of God ( set out in the Old Testament law ) by means of merely human traditions , however venerable . |
| 29 | Once again we set out in the pre-dawn walk through the forest , the amble across the alpine pastures , and the short struggle up the screes to the foot of the wall . |
| 30 | The information requirements are determined by the listing rules set out in the Yellow Book which are made by the London Stock Exchange as the competent authority under Part IV of the FSA . |