Example sentences of "[pers pn] set out [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
2 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
3 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
4 | I set out below the additional information which will be required for the week commencing [ date ] . |
5 | But , thanks to the kindness of a lady in the petrol depot who agreed to phone our host when a delivery was about to be made and where , we eventually refuelled at about 9.00 am on Thursday we set out on the last leg of our journey . |
6 | So we set out across the open grassy slope that led on up towards the forest . |
7 | At nine o'clock that night we set out in the pouring rain , our car packed with people and stores of food , picking our way through lorries , mules and men on foot . |
8 | Once again we set out in the pre-dawn walk through the forest , the amble across the alpine pastures , and the short struggle up the screes to the foot of the wall . |
9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |