Example sentences of "[noun] set about the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both boats then reversed in front of me and two people from each boat set about the bridge , trying to free it . |
| 2 | The tanks are directly connected to one another by a balance rope attached to the centre of each tank and passing over pulleys set about the centre of each plane . |
| 3 | Undaunted , however , by these prospects , Gould set about the preparations for his journey with systematic thoroughness , and , considering the multitude of decisions that had to be made , remarkable clearheadedness . |
| 4 | And , secondly , company law set about the task of demonstrating that the power of corporate managers was not unlimited but was subject to checks and controls which ensured that it could not be used for the manager 's own purposes or for any other arbitrary end . |
| 5 | With funding , public support and a large space available , the steering committee set about the task of providing guide lines and selectors . |
| 6 | The team that ended the 1960s was dumped , and Ripley-Rust and Pybus set about the daunting task of building a squad capable of winning promotion when the club 's League career got underway again . |
| 7 | A small group of Catenians from Redcar , Middlesbrough , Stockton and Yarm Circles formed a steering group to set about the task of bringing the Bishop 's idea into reality . |
| 8 | It might be that the individual does not see the value of climbing a mountain ; or perhaps does not have the confidence to set about the task . |
| 9 | The IMF set about the problem by devising the special drawing right ( SDR ) as a means of settlement among its members . |
| 10 | Here Owen set about the great social reforms which made New Lanark for a time one of the most celebrated places in Britain ; he improved both the working and the living conditions of those on whose labour he depended , and proposed a system of universal co-operation in industry in place of the misery of exploitation . |
| 11 | Tuppe set about the meal . |
| 12 | After disbanding the Japanese military , releasing political prisoners and legalizing opposition political organizations , the US set about the task of writing a new constitution . |
| 13 | The Sheriff , Mr. Truelock , was called and with two of the men set about the work of destruction . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , Britain 's early filmmakers set about the business of film production with some brio and not a little flair . |
| 15 | While some made their way to the more traditional setting of the cafe by choice , two of them in denim overalls and safety boots set about the polishing , cleaning and oiling of duty loco , Maid Marian . |
| 16 | The conservative think-tanks set about the prevailing wisdom on welfare policy at home , detente with Russia abroad . |
| 17 | He ordered a dozen men to remain in the house whilst the rest of the company set about the business of rousing the neighbourhood with enquiry . |
| 18 | The Development Office set about the business of fundraising and , in November , we were delighted to receive news that The Robertson Trust wished to increase its support for the extension , leaving the University with a fraction of the bill to pay . |