Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] set [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She grunted fiercely and set off up the slope . |
| 2 | If we want to do something badly enough and set about it seriously it is staggering how much help just seems to fall our way . |
| 3 | W.L. Gore , of Gore-Tex fame , clearly thought this was n't enough and set about developing a lightweight , breathable windproof lining designed primarily for fleece and wool . |
| 4 | After walking in and setting down their pocket tape recorder , they soon reveal themselves as inarticulate and badly prepared and the whole encounter is punctuated with long , awkward silences . |
| 5 | Their leader had quiet words with the cardinal , who smiled , clapped his hands , and a green baize-covered table and two chairs were brought in and set down in the middle of the hall . |
| 6 | As we got in and set off he said to me , ‘ Have you ever seen Bulawayo ? ’ |
| 7 | He jumped in and set off for his rendezvous with Volkov 's wife . |
| 8 | At the same time , he needed to have someone to ‘ come along and set up a boundary . |
| 9 | They got their rods and landing nets together and set off for home . |
| 10 | She pulled herself together and set off across the square . |
| 11 | Tom put two and two together and set off in search of the youths , asking the Security Guard to summon the Police . |
| 12 | We smoke the first bag , throw a heap of indiscriminate clothing together and set off on our long journey to Wales , our bodies leaden and our lids heavy . |
| 13 | Lucker and I get a few beach items together and set off across the dunes towards the shimmering shore . |
| 14 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 15 | The two exiles fall in together and set out on the adventure of becoming a suburban couple . |
| 16 | The ones appointed to do the job had never been very good at it , but he had heard a rumour that Horemheb was training a secret corps of police , answering to him alone but set up in the pharaoh 's name and in the interests of national security . |
| 17 | But after the interval the striker pulled up with a hamstring strain , signalled to the bench to come off — and then gave the ball away and set up Stuttgart 's vital opening goal . |
| 18 | came wending through and set up home . |
| 19 | Though her lungs were aflame with her efforts , she rolled over and set off into the darkness of the tunnel that led outside before anyone could think to send a boat for her — though at least there were hiding places here in case they did . |
| 20 | Of course there can only be one chieftain , so defeated rivals must either accept his supremacy or leave the tribe altogether and set up a new one of their own . |
| 21 | Eventually the little bus was summoned again , and we jumped in thankfully and set off towards the plane , only to grind to a halt at Operations again . |
| 22 | Not for the first time , Josh wondered how much use an aging and lame night watchman would be in an emergency , but he put this thought aside and set off on a tour of inspection . |
| 23 | They could thus prevent any group of workers going off and setting up their own workshop in competition to the merchant and capitalist class . |
| 24 | You did not go off and set up house with the man in your life and perhaps think about marriage if it seemed like a good idea , after a year or two . |
| 25 | Then he got off and set off back towards Slough . |
| 26 | sweet and fruity Banish all thoughts of guilt at once and set out to make this a summer of indulgence . |
| 27 | Adam turned at once and set off through the rain . |
| 28 | It would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it . |
| 29 | Charity relieved him of it carefully and set about the operation with skill and familiarity . |
| 30 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |