Example sentences of "set out on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For an artist to travel is to set out on a visual adventure which may or may not end in fulfilment . |
| 2 | It had been so vivid it seemed real , yet had she really been idiot enough to set out on a rough sea in a mere dinghy ? |
| 3 | Meanwhile , Wallaby skipper Michael Lynagh will set out on a remarkable 24,000 mile round trip that will take him to Brisbane for an operation and back to Wales for the final fortnight of the Australian tour . |
| 4 | A convoy of vintage Rolls-Royce cars has set out on a nostalgic journey . |
| 5 | I did Hope that Lord Nelson who was staying at Raby might come down to partake of the fayre which had been set out on a Royal Oak table decorated with a huge Wheatsheaf , Blue Bells and a small Green Tree that looked very much like Three Tuns . |
| 6 | Even such things as the maximum angle of bank in certain configurations are specified , so once a pilot sets out on a particular flight his actions , or at least the manner in which he should fly the aeroplane , are known in precise detail . |
| 7 | COUNTRY star Daniel O'Donnell sets out on a 46-date UK tour next week … after fears that he might never perform again . |
| 8 | It eventually showed fishermen preparing and setting out on a peaceful evening for a night 's work ; while they are at sea , a storm blows up . |
| 9 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 10 | It was supposed to be like going Over the Top , but it felt more like a gang of reluctant schoolboys setting out on a cross-country run with only the prospect of a quick smoke round the back of the bike sheds to sustain them . |
| 11 | The FT-SE share index was down 31.7 points before setting out on a steady recovery , closing 4.1 points down at 2,277.5 . |
| 12 | Its founders were clinging to the wreckage , not setting out on a brave new voyage . |
| 13 | He was aware that they could be setting out on a wild-goose chase , but he had to believe that they were n't . |
| 14 | AN RAF air-sea rescue helicopter today joined a massive search for three young men who disappeared in a small speedboat after setting out on a two-hour trip along the west Wales coast . |
| 15 | The Martin Hannett-produced ‘ Get Better ’ is their second 45 since singing to the Belgian label and the band set out on a European tour in March including a date at The Locomotive in Paris on March 20 . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He set out on a surging run for goal and held off the challenge of Moore and Benali before sending a low shot past Stejskal . |
| 19 | Constantius set out on a determined course of retribution , seeking out all the followers of Magnentius and exacting punishment by execution , imprisonment and confiscation of their estates and wealth . |
| 20 | He handed her a plate of freshly baked ensaimadas from a tray set out on a white linen cloth . |
| 21 | Froissart in his Chronicles describes the probably schizophrenic Charles VI , who set out on a punitive expedition to Brittany , in spite of being ordered to rest by his doctors , who had evidently recognised the signs of an approaching attack . |
| 22 | In 1872 the steam corvette Challenger , with scientists chosen by the Royal Society on board , set out on a scientific voyage of three years . |
| 23 | Markby set out on a different line of approach . |
| 24 | Fleischmann and Pons set out on a different course initially , but one that had already been charted in Europe in the 1920s and 30s . |