Example sentences of "set out [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Flaming June ’ , people muttered bitterly amid the cascades of rain , and the thought of the poor men who must be waiting to set out across the choppy Channel in their small boats to fight a bloody battle on the other side made me feel cold and sick . |
| 2 | On a number of occasions , I have been glad to set out for the hon. Member in response to his questions in the House detailed information about the contents of the computer records and how many are held on the system at any one time . |
| 3 | They had been about to set out for the main bridge when he had said : |
| 4 | Henry II had five sons who were suspicious and envious of each other , but three of them died before Henry died in the summer of 1189 , and all his possessions passed to Richard , who had pledged himself to set out for the Holy Land on the Third Crusade . |
| 5 | He was to set out with the three French patrols , drive the hundred-odd miles to the Gabes Gap and pass through it as quickly as possible to create confusion in the enemy rear areas . |
| 6 | If he wanted to reach an object he had to set out in the wrong direction and hope to angle in on it ! |
| 7 | What I have tried to set out in the last few pages is an understanding of ‘ meaning theism ’ which embraces a rather larger area than Ayer allows for . |
| 8 | Much has been said about what a Labour Government could and could not do , but I am certain that a Labour Government would set out with the best of intentions to improve the situation . |
| 9 | Verses 8–10 : if a man died childless , his brother was duty bound to raise heirs to him by his widow ( set out as the Levirate law , Deuteronomy 25:5 ) . |
| 10 | ‘ If we are to reach our destination and fulfil the objectives set out at the United Nations National Conference , we need firm and committed leadership , ’ he said . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 13 | Set out on the Great Package Tour of the Skies . ’ |
| 14 | There was a damp start for fund-raisers yesterday , when walkers set out on the annual march from Cultra to Bangor to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Hospice in Belfast 's Somerton Road . |
| 15 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 16 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | With a crew which included seven Fairbridge trainees from Strathclyde and East Lothian , Spirit of Scotland was one of the scores of sailing ships which set out on the 1993 Tall Ships Race when the starting cannon fired at Newcastle . |
| 19 | Set out on the white lace tablecloth were matching cups and saucers , and a plate with bread and butter and teacakes on it . |
| 20 | Opposite him on one of the three tables set out for the lavish dinner was Prime Minister John Major . |
| 21 | as if in recognition of the inherent limitations of the appeals system in this respect , the Magistrates ' Association issued a set of national guide-lines , in 1999 , which set out for the first time a scale of recommended penalties covering the 25 commonest offence types likely to come before the magistrates , together with guidance on the approach to be adopted for different degrees of seriousness . |
| 22 | So we set out across the open grassy slope that led on up towards the forest . |
| 23 | I set out below the additional information which will be required for the week commencing [ date ] . |
| 24 | If Britain follows the policies and approaches set out by the right hon. Gentleman , it will be in the second division in the Community . |
| 25 | Other studies which offer recommendations for buildings used by visually handicapped people in the community include those set out by the Royal Institute of British Architects ( 1981 ) which give a six-point plan to maximise safety and efficiency in the use of buildings , namely : |
| 26 | These changes followed from recommendations set out by the Public Accounts Committee ( PAC ) in its Eighth Report of 1986–7 ( HC 98 ) Members said that they wanted documents tailored more specifically to Parliament 's needs in its consideration of departments ' expenditure proposals and put forward three proposals ( Cm. 375 ) . |
| 27 | ( 1 ) A registered club may apply to the sheriff for any one of the following orders : ( a ) an order providing that during the winter period the permitted hours in the club on weekdays shall not be those set out in section 53(3) of this Act , but shall instead be the period between eleven in the morning and two in the afternoon and the period between four and half-past ten in the evening or alternatively be the said periods on weekdays other than Saturday , and on Saturday be the period between one in the afternoon and half-past ten in the evening ; or ( b ) an order providing that during the winter period the permitted hours in the club on Sundays shall not be those set out in the said section 53(3) , but shall instead be the period between half-past twelve and two in the afternoon and the period between four and nine in the evening ; or ( c ) an order which contains both the aforesaid provisions ; and the sheriff shall , if in his opinion the conditions set out in subsection ( 2 ) below are satisfied , make the order applied for . |
| 28 | These bodies insist that their members work to the highest standards set out in the relevant Codes of Practice and strongly recommend that their surveyors are qualified by becoming a Certified Timber Infestation Surveyor ( CTIS ) and Certificated Remedial Damp-proofing Surveyor ( CRDS ) . |
| 29 | When the final offer document is sent to the Panel a document charge is payable according to the scales set out in the Blue Book . |
| 30 | The Further and Higher Education Bill implements policies set out in the two White Papers : Education and training for the twenty-first century and Higher education : A new framework . |