Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pers pn] set [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 And he stood and listened to this for a while and then he thought he was delayed long enough so he set off home .
2 But you will achieve success only if you set about it in the right way .
3 Although , as has been argued already , the significance of the 1934 Congress is to be located in its general guiding principles rather than in specific theories , it is nonetheless worthwhile examining briefly the substance of the 1934 debate not only because it sets out the agenda for a detailed discussion of socialist realism , but also because Nizan 's second novel , Le Cheval de Troie , was produced , for the most part in the Soviet Union during 1934 in the shadow of the Congress itself .
4 ‘ It wo n't be long before I set out on my expedition and I do n't think he 'll be fit to run away from me . ’
5 The skies had darkened ominously as she set out on her journey to the coast , but she was not unduly concerned about the dismal weather .
6 So when we set out to develop our new Panasonic brand AT compatible personal computer , we designed it for maximum versatility .
7 And so when he set off for home the red bitch was with him , loping along by his side .
8 As is often the case , his boredom was mixed with nostalgia , and so when he set out to create something new , he also had something borrowed in mind .
9 I have , therefore , taken advantage of your absence on academic business to give the matter more thought and I feel it might be best if I set out the various considerations involved in written form .
10 It , just before we set off they came round in the car and they had a loaf for me .
11 brown flour and , and , anyway they called round just before we set off .
12 ‘ Well , just before I set up my workshop I sent off the application form to the appropriate office , ’ Ashley explained , ‘ but there was no acknowledgement .
13 Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing .
14 You can give it to her this evening , just before you set out .
15 Just as we set off , would you believe it , the heavens opened .
16 Causation or some of it might have come to an end just when I set out to snuff the candles , or never existed .
17 As soon as they set off on separate duties , they both visibly relaxed .
18 Make up lots of things on which to focus the mind and start the process as soon as you set off , or start , whatever task you are attempting to achieve .
19 The children , their father Jim and other members of the first UK medical expedition to Everest , were on Aonach Mor , near Fort William , yesterday where they set up an imitation base camp for the benefit of the press and potential sponsors .
20 Check all zips and drawstrings are running smoothly before you set off camping .
21 Often now when I set off in a fairly posh car and switch on the radio and heater , I think back to those wartime battles to get my little fishing box onto the crowded trams and my long walks from Brigg railway station to catch bream at Cadney Bridge .
22 He needs this , particularly if he sets out to be a novelist .
23 Cos it 's sad in my opinion that going back to where we were several months ago because we set out out to attracting higher quality people paying them more money and we 've come back again to basically seeing the people who we saw in the first instance
24 Fig12 Your feet should be adjusted to this position immediately before you set off .
25 ‘ I 'll ask the coastguard and the police tomorrow before we set out .
26 ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’
27 Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission .
28 His political position in the USA had , however , begun to weaken even before he set out for Paris .
29 Maybe if we set up a few committees , something will happen . ’
30 I could have tried the pipe again before I set about her .
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