Example sentences of "set [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew Jones and Chris Gill from Oxford are shortly to set off to see the pyramids . |
| 2 | A year in Florence and the poetry of Dante have inspired him to set out to understand the influences in his life and work . |
| 3 | How , then , to set about constructing a persuasive message ? |
| 4 | But I found I had little idea how to set about producing a crime short story . |
| 5 | Radiance Strathdee , the author of research carried out for Centrepoint , said this was not enough : ‘ There is a need for the government to get round the table with local authorities , not to lay down guidance , but to look at strategies to set about moving the impasse which exists ’ . |
| 6 | The question I pose is the one that I asked at the beginning of my speech : do those in government and opposition have the courage to set about creating a new beginning to bring about peace , political stability , and an end to the tensions between Ireland and Britain , and can they bring the beginnings of hope for my constituents and the people in the north of Ireland ? |
| 7 | Shevardnadze was expected to set about forming a coalition among some of the 36 parties which had contested parliamentary seats . |
| 8 | It is quite another thing to assess how out of balance the individual is and how to set about restoring the balance . |
| 9 | So what Richard Nixon should really have discussed with George Allen was how to set about reforming the wretched business of campaign finance . |
| 10 | One reason is that it may not leave sufficient motivation for the individuals to set about increasing the value of the company . |
| 11 | By the following morning 's exercises — discussion of how to set about winning a Labour seat when the other candidate wo n't share a public platform with you , a mock television interview and a debate , several of the candidates who appeared strongest — including a chairman of the party 's Bow Group — seem to have given up the fight . |
| 12 | He arranged to return at the same time the next day to set about identifying the traitor in Tuwaithah . |
| 13 | This summer , Mr Clarke will expect Michael Portillo , the Treasury secretary and hatchet-man , and Peter Lilley , the social-security secretary , to set about planning the cuts , along with a drastic revamping of the welfare system . |
| 14 | Herodotus of Halicarnassus , his Researches are here set down to preserve the memory of the past by putting on record the astonishing achievements both of our own and of other peoples ; and more particularly , to show how they came into conflict . |
| 15 | Set peacefully overlooking the lake on a headland , the Serbelloni is nevertheless convenient for the centre , steamer and hydrofoil departure points . |
| 16 | Harry believed it , too , and pity from Isambard was something he could not and would not bear ; the mere thought of giving his enemy that satisfaction made his jaws set desperately to prevent the emergence of even one word or sound that might be mistaken for an appeal . |
| 17 | Millions of pounds spent on satellite technology is wasted when people like me ignore Michael Fish yelling on television from behind some sandbags , ‘ For God 's sake take cover ! ’ as we set off to claim a Munro with a song in our hearts . |
| 18 | Amazingly , we arrived unscathed in Wenceslas Square and I set off to find the Čedok offices to arrange accommodation . |
| 19 | One morning we set off to find the primal mound where the world began . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 21 | The following day we set off to walk the Clear Creek trail which winds along the Colorado river , following a high gritstone outcrop about 1,640′ above it . |
| 22 | He and Cooper then set off to get the other boat , which they discovered to their fury was also defective . |
| 23 | As they set off to cross a bridge already cordoned off as a prohibited area , the police hurriedly re-formed in front of them . |
| 24 | As our plans only allowed for one day on Mykines , we made the hølmur our main target , and after leaving our things in the empty house in which we had arranged to spend the night , we set off to follow the steep cliff path which leads to the bridge . |
| 25 | On the night of the attack , Jordan and Corporal Bourmont each with four men set off to raid the two airfields at Derna . |
| 26 | We will also need an ever greater sensitivity to our own responsibilities when we set forth to enjoy the countryside . |
| 27 | £20 million was " top-sliced " from joint finance budgets and set aside to fund a number of pilot projects . |
| 28 | On a good day , eggs in their pockets , they would set off knowing the silver screen was theirs . |
| 29 | How a long-net is used to surround a warren , with one or more nets set internally to subdivide the enclosed area to restrict rabbit movements . |
| 30 | The latter are legislative committees set up to take the committee stage of a bill and they have to reflect the division of party strength that exists on the floor of the House . |