Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 156 cars set off on the rally on Sunday . |
| 2 | Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major . |
| 3 | The three explorers set off beside the brook , while Hazel led the other rabbits across the field and up to the edge of the woodland . |
| 4 | It happened shortly after 500 athletes set off on the Rowntree Athletic Club 's 10-mile road race at the weekend . |
| 5 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |
| 6 | The two groups set off across the desert westwards towards Ghadames . |
| 7 | To his annoyance he found that the Treasurer 's office was now completely empty except for the four telephones set down in a row on the bare boards of the floor . |
| 8 | The two men set off down a narrow path which traversed the slope diagonally . |