Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For some assignments with less experienced clients it will be appropriate to set out in detail and at some length the scope of the MAS and KPMG involvement at each stage ; for more experienced clients a shorter approach may be appropriate . |
| 32 | For some assignments with less experienced clients it will be appropriate to set out in detail and at some length the scope of the MAS and KPMG involvement at each stage . |
| 33 | The constitution is not seen in the rosy terms set down in Chapter 1 , but neither is democracy seen in the new gloomy terms set down in Chapters 2 and 3 . |
| 34 | The stately whooper swans fly in from Iceland in late September or October , the timing probably depending on how soon the first winter frosts set in up north . |
| 35 | Set off of ACT |
| 36 | After a second teatime breakfast in a café , I set off without delay for Kenny 's Bookshop . |
| 37 | However conditions seemed promising in the morning and we set off with lunch packs in our bags and hope in our hearts ! on the two-hour boat run there are always lots of birds to look at , and soon after we left ‘ the narrows ’ of the harbour entrance we were aware of black-browed albatrosses . |
| 38 | When they set off for church he set off for London , driving fast . |
| 39 | After a pause to coil up the heavy ropes we set off for Gimmer . |
| 40 | SIXTH formers are perfecting their accents as they set off for work in the French town of Dunkirk . |
| 41 | With a sinking heart she arranged for her things to come up by an outside porter , and then set off for home . |
| 42 | They had been visiting friends , they had enjoyed their evening and the time had gone quickly so it was rather late when they set off for home . |
| 43 | After dropping Martin and Lucy off at Vidlin , I set off for home . |
| 44 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 45 | the end of the day saw children and parents — tired but happy — set off for home , already looking forward to the next party . |
| 46 | Then the teams set off for home bringing this year 's Beaujolais Nouveau by the shortage mileage from Beaune to Liverpool . |
| 47 | Fond farewells exchanged , we set off for home , our brains buzzing with new and exciting ideas to bring back to Wales ’ . |
| 48 | The farmer 's wife has kindly pressed my kilt and I set off into town with a small group of Commandos , all of us determined to enjoy ourselves , and , of course , to sort out the local French girls . |
| 49 | To reach this desolate spot you set off at sun-up and head toward mountain ranges which scarcely ever get closer . |
| 50 | ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday . |
| 51 | Rich men in gowns , dresses and Roman robes set off on foot to north , south , east and west . |
| 52 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 53 | As Armstrong was riding homewards along the river bank at the end of the session , a group of English horsemen set off in pursuit , captured him , and bore him off to imprisonment in Carlisle castle . |
| 54 | I set off in pursuit . |
| 55 | Miss Logan made indeterminate gestures to the priest , then set off in pursuit of her employer . |
| 56 | NICK FALDO and Tom Kite , the reigning Open champions on both sides of the Atlantic , will meet ‘ head to head ’ when they set off in pursuit of the second major title of the golfing year in the US Open on Thursday . |
| 57 | We set off in file moving along a narrow gauge railway in pitch darkness I was trying desperately to keep in contact with the Frenchman in front of me and cursing him when he stopped suddenly , causing me to bang my face on his rucksack . |
| 58 | The night was dark as we set off in file through the trees after checking our weapons . |
| 59 | The men set off in fear and trepidation , singing and whistling to bolster their courage . |
| 60 | I could see the beginning of cloud formations in the far west that looked as though they might thicken up and , since I wanted to get some shots of the Cove while the light was still good , I set off by Water Sinks , where the water from the Tarn sinks and does n't reappear again until some miles down the valley at Aire Head , and followed the footpath that would take me west of Watlowes dry valley and bring me down to the Cove by the pasture land above the Pennine Way . |