Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 So flustered was I , in fact , that I became entangled with the bicycles in the hall ( my sons always keep them there , and other things being equal I usually get past them without too much difficulty ) , and I arrived in the dining-room even more distraught than I set out from the study .
2 But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail .
3 The only thing left to do was to get him in to the government hospital seventeen miles away , so we set out across the rice fields and village tracks , with the patient in a bullock cart .
4 So we set out from the beginning to be ‘ author-friendly ’ .
5 In addition to jobs , the measurable benefits of economic TNPs include the exports due to foreign firms , and the backward linkages that they set up in the host economy , that is the locally produced goods and services they purchase , either from existing firms or from firms established primarily to supply the TNCs .
6 Maclean realized that their only chance was to bluff their way out of the situation , so they set off for the main gate .
7 When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold .
8 It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west .
9 Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn .
10 She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house .
11 A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim .
12 And you set out in the morning and you know this road , you know this road well .
13 If you set out with the idea of generating more clubhead speed by delaying the hit or the release of the hands , you must balance this with a much faster hand and arm action through impact .
14 You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at
15 Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains .
16 ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry .
17 Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire .
18 But they set out for the Town Hall none the less .
19 A few chapters of Music , Mind , and Brain are stimulating and produce the right sort of sparks ; but others jar either because they are couched in long-winded jargon , or because they set off with a title and intent , which lead one to expect something new in the way of results , but then degenerate into vague speculations .
20 Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand .
21 Did n't you even stop to consider that , before you set off for an evening drive ? ’
22 Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing .
23 It was once more about five minutes before we set out for the alleyway behind the Love Me Tender massage parlor .
24 ‘ 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 . ’
25 ‘ Please , ’ she replied , but she was grateful to him that he did not hurry her but allowed her to look her fill before they set off through a pathway of more trees and green parkland .
26 He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’
27 Before they set off up the beach , both bared white teeth in sudden , violent smiles .
28 Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission .
29 Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home .
30 TWO boozy pals were caught by astonished police after they set off in a car — with BOTH of them driving .
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