Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] set out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English colonies looked rather like colonies of the Greek type , where emigrants set out from their native city to launch a new city and , while often cherishing a deep affection for the city that they had left , did not acknowledge a political obligation to obey it . |
| 2 | By 10 minutes to 12 everything was ready for the bazaar , so Amanda set out for home , tingling with a mixture of excitement and fear . |
| 3 | ( Gen. 12.1 ) So Abram set out on a journey where faith rather than sight would be the guiding light , seeking a home , a city , a country . |
| 4 | While Pavel set out for the next town on his list . |
| 5 | For reasons set out in earlier reports and in statements ( IG 16–19 ) concerning her car , abandoned in Exeter station car-park , it is possible , even likely , that she met someone there by arrangement … |
| 6 | could be the two of them they just , when er , when Lee set out on a Saturday evening with er Kevin and they often sit there and er have a , er a bit of a snack , supper , light supper and er |
| 7 | The original concept , as Miller set out in the preface , was ‘ to exhibit the figures of one or more species of all the known genera of plants ’ . |