Example sentences of "[vb mod] set out [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | When they arrived in Brides Haven Rachel Pritchard welcomed Leonora with a cup of hot , strong tea , but Bryn soon cut across his wife 's chatter , pointing out that they must set out at once if he was to make the return trip before dark . |
2 | Where a firm does provide services to a private customer on written contractual terms ( whether a two-way customer agreement required by the rules or a non-mandatory one used for commercial purposes ) , the agreement must set out in adequate detail the basis on which those services are provided . |
3 | To avoid potential disputes the parties should set out in a letter , preferably attached to the sale agreement , any specific adjustments that will need to be made for the purpose of the completion statement . |
4 | We 've made some progress towards establishing the criteria which we should set out in our policy , and the mechanisms needed to control that policy . |
5 | Quite how to choose your destination is not clear : You might set out for a holiday in Virgo and end up in the Crab Nebula . |
6 | When the cold engine that was the city had coughed and kicked and finally started up for the day , then she 'd set out about her business . |
7 | ‘ Very nice , ’ said Joe , eyeing the purchases , she 'd set out on the bed , ‘ but explain why it 's taken you all day . ’ |
8 | The threatening cloud of gloom that had been pea-sized when they 'd set out for Host Street grew to storm proportions . |
9 | And then , restraining himself from a farewell blast on the Dixie horn , he 'd set out for Liston Hall . |
10 | Well , it was all to the good ; after he 'd finished skiing for the day they 'd return to the cottage , and she 'd set out for home . |
11 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
12 | And when ye would set out for Castille , let all the people know in secret , that they make themselves ready , and take with them all that they have , so that none of the Moors in the suburb may know thereof ; for certes ye can not keep the city , neither abide therein after my death . |
13 | They thought then that they would set out as an army and conquer the rest of the land and rule over it ; that was their mission . |
14 | Not for the first time did she wonder where and when that waiting British Armada would set out with the purpose of liberating Europe . |
15 | Much has been said about what a Labour Government could and could not do , but I am certain that a Labour Government would set out with the best of intentions to improve the situation . |
16 | Presumably , they would set out on one course of action , receive a consultants ' report which would blow them off their course , the journalists would then be summoned to Luigi 's restaurant and policy would once again be changed . |
17 | Such teachers , marking students ' work with , say , the grades A , B , C , D , F , will set out with a predetermined grade-distribution in mind . |
18 | [ to BELVILLE ] Honoured sir , your last proposal to me convinces me I ought not to stay , so , with a thousand thanks for all favours , I will set out for home tomorrow early . |
19 | An hour before then , a force of grenadiers will set out on foot from the village down the road . |
20 | Meanwhile , Wallaby skipper Michael Lynagh will set out on a remarkable 24,000 mile round trip that will take him to Brisbane for an operation and back to Wales for the final fortnight of the Australian tour . |
21 | Later this month Sam Torrance will set out from his home in Largs to embark on no less than his 20th season on the PGA European Tour . |
22 | A draft Treasury Order to be published later this year will set out in more detail which agricultural goods and activities will be covered . |
23 | Ms Lamont , who will take over as chairwoman in March , will set out in a speech to the group its objectives for the 1990s and urge female supporters to continue the fight to shape the party 's agenda to reflect their concerns . |
24 | you can set out for two hundred . |