Example sentences of "he set about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , he set about the formation of the National government with an enthusiasm which showed that the adventure was highly agreeable to him . |
| 2 | Following demobilisation , he set about the rehabilitation of the Trinidad Workingmen 's Association , whilst at the same time getting himself elected as mayor of Port of Spain . |
| 3 | Following his split with the SWP James and his small band of adherents joined with another small group , the Workers ' Party , and with the aid his close collaborators , Grace Lee and Raya Dunayevskaya , he set about the task of examining the Hegelian dialectic and Marxist doctrine , which he believed would lead him to a fuller understanding of the Soviet Union , and in particular , Stalinism . |
| 4 | Ramsay did not exactly cheer , but Will noticed a certain lightening in his brother 's step thereafter , as he set about the business of summoning men . |
| 5 | Upon his accession he set about the introduction of the Norman feudal system by dividing his realm up into feus or fiefs , and gave monopolistic trade charters to many towns on whose loyalty he henceforth hoped to rely . |