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

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1 Mother wept to see Father 's state , and proposed that we set out for Chiguana , the nearest town where we might expect to find a hospital , immediately .
2 Bridget murmured as they set off in the direction of Geoffrey 's rooms .
3 Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire .
4 Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta .
5 ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday .
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