Example sentences of "and set out [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 It was a long haul with my heavy bag to the bus stop at the top of town next day , but I made it and set out on a bus journey westward from Roscommon to Galway .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 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 .
5 But at last they reached the top and set out along a ridge under the clear blue sky , valleys running steeply to left and right of them .
6 These concessions , sealed and set out in a formal document , were notified to all bishops and sheriffs throughout the kingdom .
7 She arched her neck in delight as Travis 's lips left hers and set out in a heated exploration of the sensitive skin of her throat .
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