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

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1 Cairns , convinced an earlier declaration could have given Notts a chance of victory , at one stage squatted in mid-pitch with his head in his hands and was only directed back to the middle after setting off for the pavilion .
2 It seems for many the idea of setting up behind the bar is even more powerful than the interest rates .
3 Has she thought of setting up in the coffin business herself ?
4 The journey was conceived and prepared through a Scottish winter with the idea of setting out in the spring .
5 Discussions are understood to be under way with several companies which have expressed an interest in setting up alongside the plant to supply components to Motorola , which operates on a just-in-time principle of bringing in materials just as they are required for the production process .
6 I had to go and fetch water from two blocks away at 5 a.m. before setting off to the market .
7 Before setting off to the British circuits Stephen will take in the Enkalon meeting at Aghadowey on Easter Saturday , and at end of the season will ride in the Hillsborough Sunflower International .
8 At least one species of African bushbaby , for example , cups its hands and urinates upon them before setting off into the African night .
9 Catch the sunrise , a stunningly colourful experience on a clear day as the morning light reflects on the rocks bringing out an array of unforgettable colour , before setting off for the Navajo Indian Reservation and the trading Post of Cameron .
10 The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room .
11 Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations .
12 I quoted out loud , light-headed with triumph as I opened a tin of lunch before setting off on the thirty-mile drive to the hospital .
13 Outside the wicket gate he paused for a moment before setting off along the Backs in the direction of the town centre .
14 Dismissing the irritating Leo from her mind , she ran lightly upstairs to collect a thick sweater and to pull on heavy shoes before setting off across the boggy field behind the cottage towards the bend in the river .
15 We banged off the last roll of film recording our epic journey of discovery before setting off in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Airport .
16 There he found a moment of illusory tranquillity with his stepdaughter and her two sons , before setting out on the journey which was to end at Saint Helena .
17 Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit .
18 The last operating day again just after 15.00 and 61094 has arrived from Leicester and is about to take water before setting back into the north bay .
19 Apparently from the notes , a certain Fruchtbaum in the Times Literary Supplement has described Charles on setting out on the Beagle voyage in such terms , which is certainly an exaggeration , but I do not know anyone else who has ever subscribed to that opinion .
20 I am writing this quickly on my return ( Tuesday evening ) from London , prior to setting off for the European rural conference in Scotland .
21 ‘ Ow , McAllister , that do n't look safe , ’ panted Rose as she wheeled herself and the bike into the road , preparatory to setting off for the buildings .
22 They grow fast when transferred into trays or pots in the conservatory , greenhouse , cold frame or on a window ledge , prior to setting out in the garden a week or two later .
23 Erm and it 's a birthday issue and and a quite an important one for setting up for the Euros and the mail action .
24 We had learned this at the very first lesson of the term — something most of the boys should have remembered from the previous year — when Mr Gillis had belted fourteen of us for setting off towards the door when the bell rang rather than waiting for his instruction .
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