Example sentences of "[coord] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The old cheese presses which had lain dusty in the stable loft were brought down with difficulty on account of their immense weight and set up on the flagged floor .
2 In the foundation 's view , arthritis should be taken out of that conglomerate and set up in a new and separate institute , which would bring the total number of institutes at NIH to 12 .
3 ‘ I was going to show you the laconicum , ’ he said , and he turned and snuffed like a hound across the green , open bowl , and set out on a selected trail , nose to scent , heading obliquely for the complex of standing walls where several rooms of the ancient baths converged .
4 But Mr Clinton , 46 , was yesterday taking no chances and set out on a final round-the-clock trek to nine states before heading home today to cast his own vote .
5 A man must take up his pilgrim 's staff and set out on the farthest journey of all towards the very horizons of thought and dwell there always .
6 Overwhelmed by her publicity , Amaranth finished her breakfast , and set out for the Grand and Harvey , doing her very best to subdue a worm of doubt .
7 She arched her neck in delight as Travis 's lips left hers and set out in a heated exploration of the sensitive skin of her throat .
8 These concessions , sealed and set out in a formal document , were notified to all bishops and sheriffs throughout the kingdom .
9 They left their luggage in the booking-office — which looked more like a chickencoop than anything else — and set off down the muddy track that the ancient porter had indicated .
10 She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it .
11 He declined the offer of a lift home , wished me an interesting journey , and set off through a light Prague drizzle .
12 When we reached the farm the track ran out , so we had a word with the farmer , a friend of Brian 's , and set off over the open fields .
13 After lunch , either from members ' own nosebags or from the Museum café , we reboarded our coach and set off on a magical mystery tour in search of Butterley and the M.R.C. It is quite fun ‘ turning round ’ on a fairly busy main road in a large coach !
14 Left-winger Darren Junee brilliantly slipped round his marker , James Reynolds , just before half-time and set off on a jinking run down the left wing .
15 The boatman scampered across to the opposite gunwale , turned the boat , turned it again and set off on a long glide which took them close in along the bridge .
16 Fortified for a final fight , we stuffed everything into our sacks and set off on the laborious slog back up Coire Raibeirt for a buffeted race against darkness over the plateau and down to the vast , eerily deserted car park .
17 As the sun sinks , the young bats stream from the cave-mouth like smoke and set off on the first stage of their long journey south .
18 The following day she caught an early train from King 's Cross station and set off on the two-hundred-mile journey north .
19 He turned randomly at right angles , and set off at a lolloping run .
20 Exuberantly believing that he alone was responsible for the separation and still moved by a powerfully purifying sense of goodness and rightness , Hope paid his modest bill the next morning , left a parting note for George , checked himself from asking to see Mary , promised — though he lied — to return and set off at a tremendous pace for Hause Point .
21 While the creature sought height for another sweep Hrun scrambled to his feet and set off at a dead run for the woods at the edge of the arena .
22 ‘ Best be movin , ’ he said and they swung open the gate and set off at a jaunty pace back up the lane towards the main road .
23 And she turned away , Midnight 's shoes striking sparks in the darkness , and set off at a fast trot in the direction of Sam Sylvester 's semi-detached in Acacia Avenue .
24 Disconsolately , we got back into the rickshaws and set off to the next address .
25 I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable .
26 She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate .
27 If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 .
28 If a pup from the England A team should over-pitch the new ball , then , sure as eggs are eggs , England 's captain will tonk it back past him and set off for the first runs of 1992 .
29 He chuckled quietly and set off towards the feeding animals .
30 But He hummed a little tune , cheery as a plague pit , and — pausing only to extract the life from a passing mayfly , and one-ninth of the lives from a cat cowering under the fish stall ( all cats can see into the octarine ) — Death turned on His heel and set off towards the Broken Drum .
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