Example sentences of "[be] setting [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He was aware that they could be setting out on a wild-goose chase , but he had to believe that they were n't . |
2 | But he stood there watching until the little car had disappeared , as though Ellen were setting off on a long and dangerous journey from which she might never return . |
3 | Surprisingly , people become so involved in the task that they rarely notice that you are setting up in a different way . |
4 | hello there … today we 've come east to the far east for our Central South sport … we 're in Nepal with some local pioneers who are setting off on the first ever Kathmandu marathon … before we run we have join our football parade … |
5 | This is the life down on the Copacobana beach in Rio … sun shining … waves crashing in on the sand … and its here that Liz Macdonald from Gloucester is setting off on the second leg of the British Steel Challenge … she 's on board the Nuclear Electric yacht … from Rio they round Cape Horn and head for Hobart … they 'll be racing for six weeks … |
6 | Elsewhere an only son and brother is setting out into the great world to win a name and place . |