Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The room was silent as she scrabbled in her box of pieces and , from the very bottom , produced a couple that she set down on the board with two decisive clicks .
2 She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest .
3 She set off towards the junction to the left .
4 She was aware that he stood watching her as she set off towards the exit .
5 She caused a great army to be collected , and she set off at the head of the army to punish Oleg Ban .
6 This time Sausage accompanied her , and as she set off with the the two small boys and their three dogs , Korah , Dathan and Abiram , she reflected that they must look rather like a circus .
7 There was a new sense of purpose in her step as she set off for the ‘ speeder .
8 She set off for the second floor , but there was no police officer there .
9 She set off up the scarp , using juts and ledges as a diagonal staircase to take her on a course that would bring her close to Johannsen when they both reached the top of the incline .
10 Then she set off across the shimmering grass , towards the dank , smelly , but mercifully cool ‘ Ladies ’ .
11 With no further words , she set off across the wide lawns of the De Belving gardens , scattering a couple of sleepy peacocks as she went .
12 She set off across the rough turf towards the low hill brow ahead .
13 She set off down the slope , forcing herself not to run , telling herself again and again that it was all right ; that her fears were unfounded .
14 Throwing it over her shoulder , she set off down the aisle , the two men close behind her .
15 Every male from the neighbouring estancias , except Luke , who was off moving the cattle , seemed to be gathered round the paddock to watch her as she set off in the milky , misty morning light towards a row of poplar trees .
16 She set off round the perimeter of the vast doorway , looking for anything that resembled a control panel .
17 She set off round the tower , with him in playful pursuit .
18 She set out for the cemetery where both her parents were buried .
19 Flavia was working ; the long days in the tower were intact , only in the evening she set out for the house on the other bay ; the difficult hour at the cafe was cut , even writing became bearable .
20 She had slammed the door as she set out for the Dallam wedding , leaving Odette in tears .
21 Undaunted by the rain , she set out along the causeway , feeling like a princess in a fairy-tale about to join her prince .
22 Well we set out with the good intention of taking her for a long walk this morning but er we changed our mind did n't we ?
23 And as we set out in the management letter , it 's a requirement of the audit commissioners code of practice , as we do report to areas of all the authorities that we deal with on an annual basis .
24 Cos Michael started it , he said we 're never said anything when we set off in the car , and then he said that he 'd had this fax from me and er Andrew said , well it was n't actually from , er , from me to the , it was fetched up to me and I sent it in the office .
25 I saw George outside under the station lights and watched him set off towards the rear of the train .
26 Prince Adam promptly donated the entire museum to a foundation which he set up for the purpose , to which he also ceded all his rights to his pre-war estates and property .
27 ‘ That this deal he set up with the Iranians through Nadirpur — part of the arrangement was that Philippe be released — in return for French arms . ’
28 He set up in the West End of London in 1912 , following the death of his first wife and only daughter , having realized that property deals yielded far better returns in the metropolis than in the provinces .
29 And at last he set out for the meeting-place .
30 He set out for the presidential palace about 6 a.m. but heard the place was surrounded .
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