Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 2 | He imagined himself to be in the centre of the city now , surrounded by its magnificent old crumbling buildings , its churches and palaces , villas and castles filled with the rich trappings of the centuries and set about by the bustle , the noise , the filth , squalor and abject poverty of the streets . |
| 3 | The old cheese presses which had lain dusty in the stable loft were brought down with difficulty on account of their immense weight and set up on the flagged floor . |
| 4 | By the time we had driven to Port Eynon , the wind had really picked up but not easily deterred , we abandoned the car and set off towards the cliffs . |
| 5 | But as the runners made round the left-hand bend in front of the stands and set off into the country for the first time she was joined in the lead by Run And Skip , and the company clearly put her off , for she hit the third fence hard . |
| 6 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 7 | Restored with food and warm drinks , we set off down Brewers ' Gullet , portage our final canal lock and set out down the river . |
| 8 | Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address . |
| 9 | One thing is absolutely certain and that is nearly all the US companies that set out down the T.Q.M. route 10 years ago are still convinced they took the right decision . |
| 10 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 11 | If you have a grievance relating to your employment , please refer to the procedure agreed by the Council and set out in the document attached to this statement of particulars . |
| 12 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |
| 13 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 14 | Courts would be involved in pre-trial procedure much more actively than at present in attempting to keep the parties to proposed new timetables , whilst allowing for a realistic degree of relaxation by the court , and permitting the parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligation to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable . |
| 15 | It will also be permissible for parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligations to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable . |
| 16 | Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river . |
| 17 | So we gritted our teeth and set off along the Pyg-motorway past the army 's blasted and unforgivable folly , writhing and frothing and swearing and laughing aghast — the vapours thickening the while , so that when we looked down from Bwlch Moch , Llydaw was rimless , leaden obscurity and our hair mist-beaded like grizzled Rastafarians . |
| 18 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 19 | Dara fled back to Agra and set off on the road to Delhi without daring to face his father . |
| 20 | Only he had watched , fascinated , as the pool of blood collecting around the spilt innards suddenly burst its confines and set off down the road , finding its way slowly and with difficulty , its bright fresh surface soon matted with dust and drowning insects . |
| 21 | When the sun began to sink and the evening grew cold , they stripped their clothes from the thorn trees , collected together their pans and bamboo brooms and set out across the bridge for home . |
| 22 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |
| 23 | He swept Dalziel 's glass from under his nose and set off to the bar at the quick march . |
| 24 | The final meeting took place on Nov. 21 in Havana , Cuba , of the Joint Monitoring Commission ( JMC ) on south western Africa , comprising representatives from Angola , Cuba , Namibia , and South Africa and set up under the Brazzaville Protocol of Dec. 13 , 1988 [ see p. 36380 ] to oversee the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 435/78 , on Namibian independence and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola . |
| 25 | We struck camp next day and set off down the mountain on our way to the Webi Shebeli . |
| 26 | His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him . |
| 27 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 28 | The following day she caught an early train from King 's Cross station and set off on the two-hundred-mile journey north . |
| 29 | As the sun sinks , the young bats stream from the cave-mouth like smoke and set off on the first stage of their long journey south . |
| 30 | Fortified for a final fight , we stuffed everything into our sacks and set off on the laborious slog back up Coire Raibeirt for a buffeted race against darkness over the plateau and down to the vast , eerily deserted car park . |