Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [adv prt] [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 That 's fine with me , and I set about securing a partial guarantee from the Philippines ' largest bank .
2 The introduction and the section on " small group work " in Chapter 3 shows how we set about planning the early stages of a drama lesson .
3 Meanwhile , with the sweet taste of victory over bureaucracy in our mouths , we set about disbanding the old Amateur Radio Association , relinquishing the amateur call letters 1OAB , and organizing a commercial company , CHAB , Limited .
4 When we set about designing the new Apex , there was one particular feature around which the cooker was to be built … you .
5 Although there were no Viet Cong in the village and not a shot was fired at them , they set about slaughtering the Vietnamese civilians with a primitive and sexual savagery that is hard to believe .
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