Example sentences of "we set [adv prt] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It was mid-morning when we set out nervously along the coast road on the first two-wheeled motor I had ridden for 20 years .
2 It was a cold , bright morning when we set out cheerfully down the river .
3 The model we set out earlier in Chapter 6 is reproduced here in Figure 16 .
4 So we set off bravely in our four-inchers , risking life , limb and hoots of European laughter , while the Italians stride through the sunbeds in the ultimate pair of flat sandals .
5 George climbed back on board and closed the doors , and presently we set off again to our last stop before Winnipeg .
6 We set off again along the gravel paths .
7 We set off early from Gemiler Island , the anchorage closest to their northern end , where we had anchored in perfect shelter , hunting lizards and mosaics in a labyrinth of Byzantine ruins .
8 Tony finished his work and we set off back towards the sea .
9 An hour later we set off back for lunch , planning to bring back Penny in the evening when we 'd have another go with the rods and , of course , lift the nets .
10 As we set off back to London , Toby opened his parcel .
11 We tried to calm her as we set off back to the hospital .
12 Plan B meant no plan , however , and having none we were free to react to whims , needing no more than this first glimpse for the wheels to set themselves in motion as we set off down for tea .
13 Cos it 's sad in my opinion that going back to where we were several months ago because we set out out to attracting higher quality people paying them more money and we 've come back again to basically seeing the people who we saw in the first instance
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