Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we pray this prayer we join with those generous young men as they set out on their missionary journeys . |
| 2 | They know the grandchildren will grow up with a mixture of character traits collected from way back , on both sides of the family , but they like to think that something of theirs , some good trait or talent , will be packed somewhere in their grandchildren 's psychological ‘ baggage ’ when they set out on their journey into adult life . |
| 3 | As they set off across their territory in the darkness to look for prey , they leave pungent signposts . |
| 4 | Landing briefly at Sarzana to take aboard a Regia Marina observer , they set off on their mission , but at 1520 were intercepted by seven fighters which they identified as Hurricanes , but were in fact Fulmars of 808 Squadron . |
| 5 | In the women 's competition , the Long Road squad , led by Norfolk 's top two county players Amanda Brown and Judy Rich , were favourites to win the national title for indoor tennis clubs — and they soon showed why , as they set off on their victory trail with a quick dismissal of Queen 's in the opening doubles rubber of the semi-final . |