Example sentences of "set out on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw tombs open and the terrifying silhouettes of walking corpses set out on the road . |
| 2 | As we pray this prayer we join with those generous young men as they set out on their missionary journeys . |
| 3 | The interior of the Americas , beyond the great mountains east of Lima , was still a mystery , but a mystery that brave men were challenging : with immense courage and endurance they set out on travels both dangerous and dazzling . |
| 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 | So Tom , the A to Z and I set out on ‘ a voyage of discovery into the vast unknown ’ … |
| 6 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |
| 7 | They set out on 23 January , Jordan heading straight for Gabes , and Stirling some twelve hours behind , having carried out a recce on the way . |
| 8 | As I set out on that Christmas afternoon , I planned to learn as I went along . |
| 9 | The two friends set out on their meandering though scenic way through Somerset intending first to visit George Burnett at his family home in Huntspill . |
| 10 | Just before ten o'clock the reporters set out on their ‘ beats ’ . |
| 11 | You started off at the beginning of your beat — set out on the north side of Lime Street — took a quarter of an hour to walk round and try all the locks . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | Most people provide small items set out on an open plan system , which gives the children a great deal of choice . |
| 14 | They know the grandchildren will grow up with a mixture of character traits collected from way back , on both sides of the family , but they like to think that something of theirs , some good trait or talent , will be packed somewhere in their grandchildren 's psychological ‘ baggage ’ when they set out on their journey into adult life . |
| 15 | I hope that I have encouraged you to get the pattern sheets , electronic pen and , if needed , cover-up strips set out on the table ready to draw a pattern . |
| 16 | Set out on the white lace tablecloth were matching cups and saucers , and a plate with bread and butter and teacakes on it . |
| 17 | They set out on 8 April , stopping first at Prague . |
| 18 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 19 | Because the subject is practically useful and will stand you in good stead when you set out on your chosen career . |
| 20 | Appendices , which set out on separate numbered pages any detailed material , unsuitable for inclusion in the body of your report . |
| 21 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 22 | But if you set out on that rather tricky path , you will find before you finish that you have subtly to make this unheroic figure a hero after all . |
| 23 | Set out on the benches were models of various shapes : a globe , a long horn , a ring-doughnut , and one that looked like a horse 's saddle . |
| 24 | I arrived at the Castle early on Monday morning , and after a glass of rum and milk , we set out on the road . |
| 25 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 26 | You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at |
| 27 | But it passed , quicker than any marsh fever , as I set out on my journey to Berlin — and was replaced by emotion , by the accession of innumerable sensitivities , not without their pivotal elements of pain . |
| 28 | Questions about purposes , content and learning are logically prior to questions about layout and organization : the latter should be set up to implement goals set out on the basis of attention to the former . |
| 29 | Movements on the Company 's share premium account are as those set out on page 33 . |
| 30 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |