Example sentences of "they set [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ 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 . ’
2 In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia .
3 Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission .
4 Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps .
5 Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home .
6 At eleven they set off on the heralded and substantial walk .
7 The floor of his room was like a maze , with tower-blocks of books , whole walls of them set out on the thin carpet and holed linoleum so that only small corridors for him to walk in remained between them .
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