Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] set out [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Even this , however , was neither central to his thinking nor set out in any detail .
2 A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land .
3 Restored with food and warm drinks , we set off down Brewers ' Gullet , portage our final canal lock and set out down the river .
4 Undaunted , the Carlist militias — the Requetés — formed into columns and set out for Madrid , some 500 kilometres to the south , in buses , in trucks and on foot .
5 If you have a grievance relating to your employment , please refer to the procedure agreed by the Council and set out in the document attached to this statement of particulars .
6 He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse .
7 A proof must be in the form known as " proof of debt " ( whether the form prescribed by the rules and set out in Sched 4 to the rules as Form 6.37 or a substantially similar form , see App C , form 34 ) and must be signed by the creditor or someone authorised on his behalf ( r 6.69(3) ) .
8 In pursuit of these , Mopsus proposes marriage to a fine lady and is beaten by her servants ; he steals his father 's rent money and sets out for London where he is robbed by a prostitute and thrown into gaol ; his father sends more money which he uses to bribe the gaoler ; he is tricked into marrying an aristocrat 's mistress who promptly gives birth ; the woman leaves and the baby dies ; the prodigal returns to his father .
9 When the sun began to sink and the evening grew cold , they stripped their clothes from the thorn trees , collected together their pans and bamboo brooms and set out across the bridge for home .
10 The battens are either nailed along the joists or set out at about 400mm centres , at right angles to the joists .
11 But at last they reached the top and set out along a ridge under the clear blue sky , valleys running steeply to left and right of them .
12 With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory .
13 So it was that with high spirits I packed Baedekers and prejudices , boots and a bootload of assumptions and set out for Dover .
14 This is then shared among schools on the basis of a formula developed by each LEA and set out in its scheme of delegation .
15 In the audience was Paul Palmer , a geophysicist , and it was from this that Jones became involved with solid state fusion and set out on the road that led to his interactions with Fleischmann and Pons .
16 A man must take up his pilgrim 's staff and set out on the farthest journey of all towards the very horizons of thought and dwell there always .
17 So the next morning at dawn the poor wife took her baby in her arms and set out along the shore .
18 I parked my car at around midday and set out towards the Press tent .
19 He soon decided that he would never be a successful artist and set out on foot to tour France and Germany and contribute articles to newspapers and magazines , including The Times .
20 In particular actual benefit rates are not included in such legislation but set out in regulations which are regularly updated and amended
21 In the end the woman chooses to renounce both men and sets out on her own path .
22 Randolph , smiling from ear to ear , quickly dressed into warm clothes and set out towards the toy factory .
23 At two o'clock Wycliffe collected the dead man 's keys from the duty officer and set out along the wharf .
24 But Mr Clinton , 46 , was yesterday taking no chances and set out on a final round-the-clock trek to nine states before heading home today to cast his own vote .
25 Not seeing the significance at the time of the two articles , or of the prong ( pitchfork ) and shovel that followed them , the two boys finished their frugal breakfast and set out upon their chores .
26 In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York .
27 Doodle , a funny little insect thing , is determined to rescue the fair maiden and sets out with only a set of pencils to his name .
28 Within six months , however , he had left the Party and set out on the road that led to the formation of the British Union of Fascists in 1932 .
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