Example sentences of "sets [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 They are a lovey-dovey couple , much given , for reasons that remain obscure , to roguishly gagging each other with bits of masking tape , but tension sets in with the arrival of Clara 's best friend Lillibet from America .
2 of course , if the vacancy requirements fluctuate as well , as is the case with contractors , a kind of see-saw effect sets in with the recruitment team oscillating between periods of intense activity and chaos on the one hand , and having nothing to do on the other hand .
3 He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day .
4 Camus sets off into the night .
5 But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ .
6 One person sets off across the pool facing away from the children and says ‘ What 's the time Mr Shark ’ ?
7 Thus each evening Silene bathes her white body in the ocean , then sets off across the skies to caress her sleeping lover .
8 He gets up early in the morning , saddles his ass , cuts the wood for the sacrifice , and taking two young servants and Isaac with him , he sets off for the place of which God has told him .
9 Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences .
10 He comes home at 8am to snatch an hour 's snooze and then sets off on the bus for a full day 's preaching to the people whose failing legs ca n't get them to church .
11 He sets off after the brothers , succeeds in imitating Haimet , and relieves Barat of his burden .
12 A group of British cyclists sets off in the heart of Brussels .
13 IF EAST GERMANY finally sets out on the path to reform without further bloodshed and repression , it will be largely thanks to the efforts of the Protestant church .
14 Waving his cheque book for $10 000 ( ready to Day to anyone who can produce convincing psychic phenomena ) he sets out on the exposure trail .
15 LET'S GO surfing now — John Milius ’ most successful movie sets out on the ocean wave of West Coast surfing culture following the metamorphosis of three macho beach bums during the '60s decade of lost innocence , alcoholism , the draft and the mythic rites played out on the ocean wave .
16 Katie sets out on the trail of the kidnappers and her song for Ben becomes the means to save his life .
17 Now he sets out on the second stage of the journey , with Sarai , his childless wife , and his nephew Lot .
18 He is a great example to anyone who has a setback and it is marvellous to hear how he has put adversity behind him as he sets out on the long slog round the tough pro circuit once again .
19 Besides , I do n't think anyone sets out with the intention of hurting people .
20 The Scot will be in good company when he sets out with the early starters among the 70 survivors today .
21 A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land .
22 A white , middle-class widow sets out for the hinterland in search of her maid 's son ; but the police have found him first .
23 This document sets out for the first time an integrated policy and management system , with the emphasis on continuous improvement .
24 Sir , I 'd like to bring your attention to erm a plan prepared by Partnership which is submitted as part of their evidence , which erm sets out for the south and southwest the er coalescence of existing settlements .
25 The following morning , a raiding party sets out into the new territory .
26 Before a bushbaby sets out into the African night , it performs a strange ritual : it cups its hands and then urinates on them .
27 The last sentence , however , sets out from the presumption that the testator 's intention is clear , but might be defeated because he has used inadequate words .
28 The text sets out from the premiss that the beneficiary of the trust ought to obtain the actual land ( rather than its value ) ; the question therefore is who ought to pay off the creditor to whom the land is presently pledged .
29 She sets out before the sun , driving a team of horses which pull her soft blue chariot up from the depths of the ocean , and shows her brother the way to rise .
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