Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv prt] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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31 A LONE sailor set off yesterday in his bid to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest boat .
32 They must have been sick and tired of my harping about gay rights , but by the time I had decided to move to London in order to set up home with the man of my dreams , my workmates organized a leaving party which was a touching celebration of the relationship between Keith and myself .
33 Having dealt with the general principles of the UCTA it is now possible to analyse its effect in detail on various contractual relationships using as a framework the definitions and different combinations of the factors set out above in the section devoted to the basic rationale of the UCTA .
34 Most of the red-throated divers which appear in the inshore voes at this time will be local breeders , and territories and relationships will be sorted out with much caterwauling and chasing before the successful pair set up home on some peaty pool .
35 Mark set off downhill towards the Refuge d'Argentiere , 500 metres below us .
36 In the month of Sāun , Kalchu and Sigarup set out together across the mountains on a pilgrimage to Rānāmāche Lake .
37 It is sometimes the case that all persons within a group are employed by one service company set up specifically for providing services such as staff and property to all other group companies .
38 Pupils would then lob ping-pong balls in his direction and he would swing his tremendous member with the aim of knocking the balls into a waste-bin set up especially for the occasion .
39 Bonington set off alone for civilisation , reaching a village after descending the dangerous icefalls and cutting his way through the jungle for a day and a half .
40 Vite ! " he yelled , clapping his hands , and the coolie set off instantly at a frantic gallop along the boulevard .
41 Er and can we in fact see your views as to the strategic reserve set out fully on page two of that particular ?
42 Madame always had a little stage set up there at the end , and I remember thinking at the time , well , seven nights in a week and seven different acts , it 's one way of dealing with the situation .
43 Shaw set up Kerly for Newry 's opener in the eighth minute when the Canterbury star beat Brian Blythe with an angled shot after a superb off-the-ball run .
44 The party set off downstream along the river bank and Rostov concentrated on making it look as if he had been riding bareback all his life .
45 It was also pointed out that when Montupet set up close to West Belfast , Richard Needham claimed it would bring up to 1000 new jobs to West Belfast .
46 On the Somerset Levels , inundated by heavy floods in 1872 and 1873 , a report described how ‘ Ague set in early in the spring and is now very prevalent … among the poorer families who are badly fed and clothed . ’
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