Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The interior of the Americas , beyond the great mountains east of Lima , was still a mystery , but a mystery that brave men were challenging : with immense courage and endurance they set out on travels both dangerous and dazzling . |
| 32 | When the indicator board clacked out the information BAGGAGE IN HALL against their flight , a circle of bell-ringers in my stomach all heaved on their ropes at the same time , and the terrible clangour they set off in my skull could only be stilled by a couple of stiff ones at the bar . |
| 33 | Any decision on taxation has to be taken by the member states unanimously and there now seems little hope that the Commission can deflect them from the course they set out upon yesterday . |
| 34 | And having made their decision they set out with a will to forge a network of rough roads through this wilderness that would link the stockades of wire . |
| 35 | This section describes how to tell the LIFESPAN Process about the storage directory you set up in Section 2.3 , LIFESPAN Storage Directories . |
| 36 | Upon leaving church we set off via Paynes Hill , Barnard 's Street , Trinity Street , Ivy Street and New Street to Crane Street . |
| 37 | On 20th September they set off to Pooley Bridge , referred to as ‘ Pawley ’ Bridge , drawing Brother 's Water and ‘ Ulles Water ’ on the way — ‘ slept at Mardale after drawing Ulles and Hawes . ’ |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 40 | After a quick breakfast we set off to the first address on the list . |
| 41 | Soon after breakfast we set off into the jungle . |
| 42 | These two disorders , surface dyslexia and phonological dyslexia , have extremely straightforward interpretations in terms of the model of reading we set out in Chapter 6 . |
| 43 | A young attendant in a blue uniform respectfully opened the door , and as soon as Luce had been settled into the grey suede luxury of the front passenger-seat they set off for the mainland . |
| 44 | To reach this desolate spot you set off at sun-up and head toward mountain ranges which scarcely ever get closer . |
| 45 | Our 1963 Herald 12/50 was keen to get going , and at the allotted time we set off through the Borders and towards North Yorkshire . |
| 46 | Before going on to discuss the characteristics of each market we set out in Table 6.3 the size of each of the markets that constitute the London money market . |
| 47 | Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day . |
| 48 | With a companion in a BN Islander and Spencer in an Aero Commander they set off for Botswana . |