Example sentences of "set [adv prt] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fresh from the indulgence of driving the fastest and most powerful Jaguar saloon ever built over several hundred kilometres of demanding roads , I was about to set off on a journey that would take me from one end of Europe to the other . |
| 2 | It was time for News on Sunday to set off on the trail of the people and organizations who had theorized about the prospects for a popular left-wing newspaper for so long . |
| 3 | ‘ Guv'nor says you 're to set off on the side nearest him , ’ Bob said briefly . |
| 4 | The Vimy was constructed on February 13 , it was No 13 of the batch , the Vickers crew numbered 13 , the Vimy reached Newfoundland on May 26 ( twice 13 ) , Jack arrived in Newfoundland on May 13 , and because 13 was lucky to him Jack wanted to set off on the attempt on June 13 . |
| 5 | She had built up a good little business in the indoor market-hall and now she and George had amassed enough in the bank to set up on a farm of their own . |
| 6 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 7 | With full combat kit , helmet , rifle and webbing , and weighed down by a thirty-five pound rucksack , we set off on a run . |
| 8 | What they had said really ‘ took seed ’ a few months later , when I set off on a world trip for seven months , and during that time the friend I was with , Ella , decided a few times , in different parts of the world , to lose some weight and tone up . |
| 9 | ALDWYCH Group staff set off on a treasure hunt — only to find they had to visit 15 pubs en route ! |
| 10 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 11 | My father always used to say , ‘ The holiday begins the moment we set off on the way . ’ |
| 12 | 156 cars set off on the rally on Sunday . |
| 13 | After such a day of damage it was a somewhat depleted fleet which set off on the return journey on Sunday . |
| 14 | Then , at 7pm , I set off on the drive south to San Francisco . |
| 15 | I went home to the cottage , had an early supper , then set off on the walk to the post office . |
| 16 | It happened shortly after 500 athletes set off on the Rowntree Athletic Club 's 10-mile road race at the weekend . |
| 17 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 18 | However , after about half an hour , some of the smell chemicals have started to evaporate creating an odour gradient , and the dog can set off on the trail . |
| 19 | But ‘ it was evidently all she owned ; it was the home she had brought with her from the Fatherland , and would be the home she would set up on the prairie ’ . |
| 20 | A group of more than 30 travellers ' caravans have now set up on a roadside site a mile from the village at Crew crossroads . |
| 21 | Set up on the initiative of the secretary-general of the South African Council of Churches , the Reverend Frank Chikane , the Independent Board of Inquiry into Informal Repression has investigated five episodes in which the ‘ death squad ’ was involved . |
| 22 | She walked slowly up the street on the shaded side , stepping carefully round the stalls set up on the pavement and the goods displayed by some vendors which were spread out on cloths on the pavement itself . |
| 23 | Some of the earliest shops were situated in London 's busy market streets such as Queen 's Crescent and Chapel Street , with stalls set up on the pavement . |
| 24 | If they did set out on a journey , it was usually on business or a pilgrimage or to go to war . |
| 25 | ‘ Very nice , ’ said Joe , eyeing the purchases , she 'd set out on the bed , ‘ but explain why it 's taken you all day . ’ |
| 26 | You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at |
| 27 | England 's champs set out on the glory trail with a warning to keep their cool |
| 28 | I saw tombs open and the terrifying silhouettes of walking corpses set out on the road . |
| 29 | I arrived at the Castle early on Monday morning , and after a glass of rum and milk , we set out on the road . |
| 30 | Five parties set out on the night of 11 July , led by Martin , Jellicoe , Jordan , Fraser and Mayne . |