Example sentences of "and [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Tom , the A to Z and I set out on ‘ a voyage of discovery into the vast unknown ’ … |
| 2 | The first evening we left the children with some of the helpers and my husband , David , and I set out to Mass at the convent . |
| 3 | When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold . |
| 4 | The farmer 's wife has kindly pressed my kilt and I set off into town with a small group of Commandos , all of us determined to enjoy ourselves , and , of course , to sort out the local French girls . |
| 5 | Val and I set off with intentions to watch the jumps , but the Skippers road to the bridge is specifically excluded from motor insurance policies and when we saw it , we understood why ; it 's a dirt track along a precipice . |
| 6 | A British supporter thrust a Union Jack into my hand and I set off on my lap of honour , the first British sprinter to win the title in forty years , the first black man ever to win it . |
| 7 | It was better once I had rounded the corner and I set off at a brisk pace for the west . |
| 8 | Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn . |
| 9 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 10 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 11 | Fiona and I set off from Fulham in our car at about 9 a.m . |
| 12 | A long ridge-walk requires an early start , and a companion and I set off from the hotel at 8.30 , toast crumbs still trembling on our lips , to attain the ridge by the first peak , Creag a' Mhaim . |
| 13 | And you set out in the morning and you know this road , you know this road well . |
| 14 | She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest . |
| 15 | ‘ She said , ‘ This is what love is for — I 'm coming over , ’ and she set off for Rocamar and arrived at breakfast next day . ’ |
| 16 | She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban . |
| 17 | Margery was rather fearful about disobeying her confessor , but Jesus assured her that he could overrule a priest , and she set off without money or luggage . |
| 18 | Our escorting Wellington was delayed due to phenomenal sandstorms in the Delta area , and it was only on 18 March that it arrived and we set off for Benina to refuel before the sea leg to Malta . |
| 19 | Mohammed came with us to Taroudant where Aziz organised the Tichka end ( his patch ) and we set off for the mountains . |
| 20 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 21 | However conditions seemed promising in the morning and we set off with lunch packs in our bags and hope in our hearts ! on the two-hour boat run there are always lots of birds to look at , and soon after we left ‘ the narrows ’ of the harbour entrance we were aware of black-browed albatrosses . |
| 22 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 23 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 24 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 25 | Bridget pulled the door shut and they set off after him . |
| 26 | His wife and daughter were mugged and raped and he set out on a trail of revenge killings in cold blood , making himself bait for the muggers . |
| 27 | By six o'clock he was weary and bad tempered and he set out for home . |
| 28 | All obstacles in the way of his return to England were now removed , and he set out in May . |
| 29 | But Denis 's hopes took flight with the break-up of the Soviet empire and he set off for Russia this summer . |
| 30 | Naturally I agreed , and he set off for paris immediately with Ted Church as the UK observer . |