Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] set [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse . |
| 2 | ( First Edition ) Two senior council officers were suspended on full pay pending an inquiry into a chain of consultancy companies they set up on public health , waste management , food hygiene and urban renewal . |
| 3 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 4 | Armed with a canal guide and a confidence inspiring wave from Roger we set off on our gentle adventure . |
| 5 | At about midnight we set off on our way back to Hal Far . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |