Example sentences of "[coord] set out [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is set in Ulster and sets out to depict ordinary people getting on with their lives . |
| 2 | She had succeeded in putting Luke out of her thoughts by concentrating purely on each present moment , each new impression , with the same degree of single-mindedness that he himself was capable of , and with a sense of pleasant anticipation she studied her map and set out to see some of the art treasures . |
| 3 | In 1987 the Shared Earth Trust took over the management of the farm and set out to reverse this process , establishing a long term programme to develop Denmark Farm as a haven for wildlife and a genetic bank from which wildlife species will be able to spread out and recolonise the surrounding countryside when future agricultural policies make this possible . |
| 4 | sweet and fruity Banish all thoughts of guilt at once and set out to make this a summer of indulgence . |
| 5 | Since the test requires a knowledge of single words , but sets out to assess syntactical knowledge independently of vocabulary , a separate list of the words used is included . |