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

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Katie sets out on the trail of the kidnappers and her song for Ben becomes the means to save his life .
5 Now he sets out on the second stage of the journey , with Sarai , his childless wife , and his nephew Lot .
6 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 .
7 Besides , I do n't think anyone sets out with the intention of hurting people .
8 The Scot will be in good company when he sets out with the early starters among the 70 survivors today .
9 A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land .
10 A white , middle-class widow sets out for the hinterland in search of her maid 's son ; but the police have found him first .
11 This document sets out for the first time an integrated policy and management system , with the emphasis on continuous improvement .
12 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 .
13 The following morning , a raiding party sets out into the new territory .
14 Before a bushbaby sets out into the African night , it performs a strange ritual : it cups its hands and then urinates on them .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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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