Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] set [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 2 | But if you set out on that rather tricky path , you will find before you finish that you have subtly to make this unheroic figure a hero after all . |
| 3 | You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at |
| 4 | ‘ It wo n't be long before I set out on my expedition and I do n't think he 'll be fit to run away from me . ’ |
| 5 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 6 | ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’ |
| 7 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 8 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 9 | What they had said really ‘ took seed ’ a few months later , when I set off on a world trip for seven months , and during that time the friend I was with , Ella , decided a few times , in different parts of the world , to lose some weight and tone up . |
| 10 | As I set out on that Christmas afternoon , I planned to learn as I went along . |
| 11 | But it passed , quicker than any marsh fever , as I set out on my journey to Berlin — and was replaced by emotion , by the accession of innumerable sensitivities , not without their pivotal elements of pain . |
| 12 | ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday . |
| 13 | Try to make sure that the three of you go for walks together , taking it in turns to hold her lead , and when you set off on your own , avoid any big ‘ goodbye ’ fussing . |
| 14 | Because the subject is practically useful and will stand you in good stead when you set out on your chosen career . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | As we pray this prayer we join with those generous young men as they set out on their missionary journeys . |
| 17 | As soon as they set off on separate duties , they both visibly relaxed . |
| 18 | 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 . |