Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] set to work " in BNC.
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| 1 | She taught me the basics : casting-on , how to knit and pearl , and I set to work . |
| 2 | A 1:50,000 flat sheet map of the area was quickly acquired and I set to work scouring the area for my standard size circles , using Gresford All Saints as a perimeter marker . |
| 3 | He agreed , and she set to work . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , having appealed to Leavis , we received from him almost by return a literary essay , and we set to work to write our own pieces . |
| 5 | ‘ Apple pie , ’ he said , and they set to work . |
| 6 | One day he noticed that a mutation of this rose , pink in colour , ad emerged naturally , and he set to work to make sure it did not revert — and succeeded . |