Example sentences of "[coord] set [adv prt] [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most countries have systems of government that are relatively modern creations , either designed after cataclysmic political events which required the setting up of entirely new institutions , or set up to meet the needs of newly created or newly independent states . |
| 2 | A peasant catches two partridges , takes them home to his wife to cook and sets off to invite the village priest to join them . |
| 3 | Slid his unsocked feet into a pair of canvas loafers and set out to test a certain hypothesis . |
| 4 | Meredith , feeling quite pleased with herself , put on her anorak and set out to explore a little more of Pook 's Common . |
| 5 | He now bought the site on behalf of the British Museum and set out to find the temple . |
| 6 | We faced legal bills of £120,000 and set out to raise the majority of this money by public appeal , to save the magazine from the threat of extinction . |
| 7 | Two years ago , Betty bought a beginner 's quilling set and set out to make a card . |
| 8 | So the arrival at the Grand Quay of that famous pirate ship the ‘ Black Pig ’ caused no excitement , and Captain Pugwash , the Mate , Barnabas , Willy and Tom the cabin boy attracted little attention as they stepped down the gangplank and set off to view the sights of the town . |
| 9 | She finished her coffee , and set off to explore the town . |
| 10 | He carried on past and found a place to pull off the road , and then he collected together his flashlight and a roll of tools and set off to walk the short distance back . |
| 11 | Shelley made up her mind , and set off to walk the quarter of a mile . |
| 12 | Charlotte 's companion said with quickening interest , and set off to have a closer look . |