Example sentences of "and set [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pursuit of these , Mopsus proposes marriage to a fine lady and is beaten by her servants ; he steals his father 's rent money and sets out for London where he is robbed by a prostitute and thrown into gaol ; his father sends more money which he uses to bribe the gaoler ; he is tricked into marrying an aristocrat 's mistress who promptly gives birth ; the woman leaves and the baby dies ; the prodigal returns to his father . |
| 2 | This one is n't a novel , but a personal travelogue whose scenario can be summed-up thus : successful , celebrated author buys an old biplane and sets off across America to recreate the old barnstorming days while rediscovering himself and his country and … |
| 3 | ‘ When Brad escapes from the Nebulan experiment lab and sets off with Cord and Tara to immobilize the directed-energy scythe on the Xerxian attack ship — where 's Chelsi ? ’ |
| 4 | I still believe that that someone is to come by the name of David and setting up of God 's kingdom but but |
| 5 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
| 6 | There was time only to grab a piece of burnt toast before jumping into her car and setting off for London . |
| 7 | It 's dependent on the purposeful pulling of triggers and setting off of bombs . |
| 8 | Some demolition of property and setting back of frontages was completed , but by no means as much as provided for in the Act . |
| 9 | Choice pears masked with chocolate sauce and cream , beautiful fresh peaches smothered in raspberry purée and set around with vanilla ice seem to me offences to nature , let alone to art or basic principles . |
| 10 | Some of your family had already emigrated during the last century and set up as moneylenders . |
| 11 | He hoped the facility could eventually become portable so it could be taken into the community and set up in village halls . |
| 12 | Erm , I really feel that this consultation is coming more than a too late because we started on the slippery slope when the consortium was er first dreamed of o , you know about a year ago and set up in April and that really this is the sort of the inexorable next move , and this consultation is far far too late ! |
| 13 | John stormed out and set up in business on his own . |
| 14 | ‘ It was a photograph of Mark and I heard how he 'd qualified as a chiropractor and set up in Falmouth where it 's uphill work . |
| 15 | Mayhew continued to give private lessons , and set up in practice near Paddington Station . |
| 16 | Not much , says Mr Day , and he predicts that smaller firms that do n't want to work in regulated areas will break away from the Institute and set up in practice as plain accountants . |
| 17 | Ltd. he and his brother were made directors , but there was apparently some friction between them and in 1882 he resigned and set up in practice on his own as a consultant . |
| 18 | His son , Mark , trained as an osteopath or something and set up in practice here . |
| 19 | They came home , packed their bags , left Wales for good and set up in Brussels until they found a new house . |
| 20 | She left her cleaning-woman , Maryann , in charge of the house , and set out on foot one evening . |
| 21 | He soon decided that he would never be a successful artist and set out on foot to tour France and Germany and contribute articles to newspapers and magazines , including The Times . |
| 22 | So it was that with high spirits I packed Baedekers and prejudices , boots and a bootload of assumptions and set out for Dover . |
| 23 | Now financially secure , he and Emma married and set out for France , their first holiday abroad . |
| 24 | Undaunted , the Carlist militias — the Requetés — formed into columns and set out for Madrid , some 500 kilometres to the south , in buses , in trucks and on foot . |
| 25 | Was equipment easily available and set out for children ? |
| 26 | Clare went immediately to pay the bill for the stone , and set out towards Shaston , where he found Mrs Durbeyfield and her children living in a small house . |
| 27 | A proof must be in the form known as " proof of debt " ( whether the form prescribed by the rules and set out in Sched 4 to the rules as Form 6.37 or a substantially similar form , see App C , form 34 ) and must be signed by the creditor or someone authorised on his behalf ( r 6.69(3) ) . |
| 28 | My hon. Friend has set out his concerns very clearly for the House , and set out in detail how this case was handled by British Rail . |
| 29 | Adam of Bremen states that Cnut 's sister Margaret ( usually known by her other name , Estrith ) married Duke Richard , who repudiated her , and set off on pilgrimage to Jerusalem to escape Cnut 's wrath . |
| 30 | On Monday , 6 September 1773 , Boswell and Johnson left the home of Sir Alexander Macdonald and set off on horseback to a staging-post near their embarkation point for Raasay . |