Example sentences of "[pron] set [adv prt] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set out to be the best athlete Britain has ever known and I 've achieved that . |
| 2 | ‘ I set out to be the best athlete Britain has ever known and I 've achieved that . |
| 3 | And people who set out to be faithful do fall passionately in lust with other people . |
| 4 | But I 've never been one of those guys who set out to be a technical guitarist and I still do n't refer to myself as a technical player . |
| 5 | No woman in her right mind would choose to be a single parent and the tiny minority who set out to be are , in my view , incredibly selfish , unimaginative and cruel . |
| 6 | The imperialist attitude was accommodated in his books all the more easily because he put the emphasis on service and sacrifice rather than on nationalist domination or material gain : an approach that may seem hypocritical to present-day readers was sincere enough in a man who set out to be a philanthropist and reformer and became a best-seller . |
| 7 | ‘ Certainly no one sets out to be patronising . |
| 8 | ‘ Certainly no one sets out to be patronising . |
| 9 | We set up to be able to look at the refurbishment of our homes . |
| 10 | Microlights have at last achieved what they set out to be : a largely reliable and relatively cheap way to fly . |
| 11 | IT SETS out to be a film depicting immense human courage amid the horrific squalor of life in Calcutta 's slums . |
| 12 | He needs this , particularly if he sets out to be a novelist . |
| 13 | If a professional binder is employed , make very sure that he is what he sets out to be and has all the qualities of sensitive craftsmanship the work demands . |
| 14 | He set out to be amusing ; he had a fund of anecdotes , some about people Eloise knew well . |