Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The room was silent as she scrabbled in her box of pieces and , from the very bottom , produced a couple that she set down on the board with two decisive clicks . |
2 | He left by the gatehouse , openly , and took the road along the Foregate , in case anyone happened to notice and check that he set off in the appropriate direction . |
3 | And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to stardom too early in life . |
4 | But some doubted and one , Rol , who was a great war leader , mistrusted the feelings which prompted the Myrcans to wage war and was sickened by the killing , so he set off into the mountains to seek the Dwarves and avail himself of their ancient wisdom . |
5 | Asik knew that his grandparents would die if he did not give them enough water and there was no water left in the pots , so he set off to the river . |
6 | She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest . |
7 | She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban . |
8 | His wife and daughter were mugged and raped and he set out on a trail of revenge killings in cold blood , making himself bait for the muggers . |
9 | But the pressure in his bladder was growing , and he set off across the square in search of a public toilet . |
10 | The lock snapped into place behind him , and he set off down the hill towards his car . |
11 | Hardy 's decision , in 1862 , to further his career in London must have come as a surprise to his family and employer — perhaps even to himself since he set out with a return ticket in his pocket . |
12 | She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears . |
13 | There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder . |
14 | This time Sausage accompanied her , and as she set off with the the two small boys and their three dogs , Korah , Dathan and Abiram , she reflected that they must look rather like a circus . |
15 | She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit . |
16 | Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees . |
17 | Cos Michael started it , he said we 're never said anything when we set off in the car , and then he said that he 'd had this fax from me and er Andrew said , well it was n't actually from , er , from me to the , it was fetched up to me and I sent it in the office . |
18 | And as we set out in the management letter , it 's a requirement of the audit commissioners code of practice , as we do report to areas of all the authorities that we deal with on an annual basis . |
19 | Business Post , the express mail and parcel carrier went to TEC Consultants for advice when it set out on the path of getting its network accredited two years ago . |
20 | The former Champion amateur rider was associated with top horses Browne 's Gazette and The Mighty Mac , but everything turned sour when he set up as a trainer in 1990 . |
21 | Two things mattered to Mr Major when he set off on the campaign road a month ago . |
22 | When he set off towards the river the red bitch followed . |
23 | There had been no unexplained nights away and no displays of petulance , and when he set off through the gates of his house he drove slowly and with care . |
24 | The aircraft-carrier Clemenceau , though it set off for the Gulf and its movements were followed initially by Le Monde , returned to Toulon in October after a 55-day voyage . |
25 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he said through gritted teeth as he set off down the corridor . |
26 | He felt a sense of anticipation as he set off towards the house . |
27 | As he set off for the airport Lewis remembered that he had told Adam from the first that only trouble could come from a person of his youth and inexperience inheriting a big house and land of the dimensions of Wyvis Hall . |
28 | That summer I could only think he was mad as he set off around the town and I dozed in the dark heat and stillness of the garden . |