Example sentences of "[pers pn] set out [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Causation or some of it might have come to an end just when I set out to snuff the candles , or never existed . |
| 2 | In my early career , I set out to meet the demands of my peers and fulfil the necessary qualifications for assessment as a ‘ real polis ’ ; although there were few opportunities to flirt with any real forms of marginality ! |
| 3 | It is urging me on over the years bidding me neglect those that were without Cathenne , where as I set out to tell the story of my life , the dull with the bright , the gray with the green , all the Sundays Mondays and Tuesdays of it at least sufficiently to suggest them . |
| 4 | In 1980 I set out to change the face of political presentation in the UK and to use some of these new concepts and techniques in business and industry as well . |
| 5 | ‘ Did you set out to hurt the children in any way ? ’ |
| 6 | She set out to play the world circuit completely on her own , as she had no financial resources and no sponsorship . |
| 7 | Just as bad was the passage of the retinue of Rigunth , as she set out to marry the Visigothic prince Reccared in 584 . |
| 8 | So it was not until we set out to explore the headland of Snaefellsness that we encountered sea-birds in any numbers . |
| 9 | If we set out to design the worst possible pelvis we could end up with something like a Friesian , Charolais or Belgian Blue cow . |
| 10 | Whether our interest is practical or theoretical , whether we set out to provide the ‘ correct ’ treatment for children of various ages or whether we wish to understand the processes underlying their behaviour , we must describe and experiment systematically and objectively in order to arrive at worthwhile conclusions . |
| 11 | So we set out to find the truth behind the mystery — and discovered a woman who forged a dazzling career with precision and determination . |
| 12 | We set out to win that Cambridgeshire and we set out to win the two races at Haydock which came before today , ’ he smiled . |
| 13 | ‘ We set out to pay the last mournful duties through a road almost impassable with snow which continued to fall with a boisterous wind which blew it into immense drifts . |
| 14 | From this perspective , we set out to discover the plot of the social drama which the members of a particular community are in effect engaged in presenting , the parts or ‘ roles ’ that its members assume , and their mutual interaction as the play proceeds . |
| 15 | A year in Florence and the poetry of Dante have inspired him to set out to understand the influences in his life and work . |
| 16 | It was hell again for Norman , who was crucified by Faldo in the third round of the 1990 Open at St Andrews , when they set out sharing the lead before Faldo hammered him by nine shots . |
| 17 | They set out to create the conditions where two hydrogen nuclei ( ‘ protons ’ ) could get close to each other , collide and join to make a nucleus of helium . |
| 18 | They set out to discover the names and fiefs of all lords and knights resident within the county , their liege lords , and the services each owed to the count . |
| 19 | Regression techniques , because they set out to make the squared distances of the residuals from the line as small as possible , can be unduly influenced by a few exceptional data points . |
| 20 | After these experiences they set out to rebuild the prison system , from the perspective of prisoners turned gaolers . |
| 21 | The news of the school uplift reached the two shopping in Kirkwall before they set out to travel the twenty miles or so back home . |
| 22 | They bought the scrap Herald for just £25 and salvaged the chassis , engine , gearbox and axles. then , using plans bought from a man in Sheffield , they set out to build the bodywork from plywood and aluminium . |
| 23 | Before the table Edward Hussey stood hunched in defensive composure , very plainly dressed — had he set out to demonstrate the modesty of his means ? — and with his countenance fixed in an expression of resigned and dutiful benevolence . |
| 24 | It sets out to cover the normal stages of language development between the ages of 1 and 5 years , although it is intended principally as a clinical tool for children with delayed and deviant language . |
| 25 | Poirot 's ‘ little grey cells ’ start to work overtime , and with Hastings in tow he sets out to unmask the peril at ‘ End House ’ . |
| 26 | Then , studying changes over time , he set out to test the main conclusions derived from cross-sectional studies . |
| 27 | She was Tim 's first choice when he set out to find the perfect engagement ring for the woman he loved . |
| 28 | When Eligius became bishop of Noyon in 641 he set out to find the bones of the martyr Quentin . |
| 29 | With John Hanning Speke he set out to discover the source of the Nile . |
| 30 | He hardly even noticed the complaints of the people that he shouldered aside , or from the cars that were forced to stop as he set out to cross the street . |