Example sentences of "set [adv prt] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Watch out ! ’ you yelled as I set off on holiday . |
| 2 | Rich men in gowns , dresses and Roman robes set off on foot to north , south , east and west . |
| 3 | Michele rejoined her and they set off on foot . |
| 4 | Crops are harvested almost without sweat , boats set off on journeys with full sails , celebrations are carried off with style and decorum . |
| 5 | , export manager at Courtaulds Coatings in New Zealand , met fellow winner , manager of the trade and retail paint division at Courtaulds International ( Brazil ) , in Hobart when the yachts set off on February 13 . |
| 6 | He would set off on Saturday evening arriving early next morning . |
| 7 | Most of these books are sold from stalls set up on pavements , in public squares and near metro stations in Moscow , St Petersburg and elsewhere . |
| 8 | But I had augmented it in my mind ; for all that remains is two stones set up on end , with a long one laid upon them , as was usual , and one stone at a little distance from them . |
| 9 | An hour before then , a force of grenadiers will set out on foot from the village down the road . |
| 10 | Rosa Guy is also very descriptive and emotional in her writing , one of my favourite descriptions is on pages 53–54 which tells us how Mrs Aimsley has all her glasses set out on shelves and the higher the shelf , the more expensive the glass and of course not being used to drinking out of glasses , Imamu takes the most expensive type from which to drink milk and syrup and after washing and drying it , he put it back on the shelf , but as he takes his hand away , the glass tips over and falls , smashing on the sink . |
| 11 | Movements on the Company 's share premium account are as those set out on page 33 . |
| 12 | This statement together with a series of strategic aims ( set out on page 2 ) and more specific objectives will guide the Councils in establishing specific action plans for the next three years . |
| 13 | The interior of the Americas , beyond the great mountains east of Lima , was still a mystery , but a mystery that brave men were challenging : with immense courage and endurance they set out on travels both dangerous and dazzling . |
| 14 | " Recalling and reaffirming its Resolutions 660 , 661 , 662 , 664 , 665 , 666 , 667 , 669 , 670 , 674 and 677 [ set out on pp. 37639 ; 37695 ; 37759 ; and above ; Resolution 669 of Sept. 24 , omitted on page 37695 , was passed unanimously , asking the sanctions committee to examine requests for assistance from countries experiencing economic difficulties because of observance of the embargo ] ; |
| 15 | The Pre-flight planning procedure for approaches , let downs and R.T requirements are set down on pages 47–56 and require careful study . |
| 16 | William had set off on Saturday to walk between Ben Dearg and Ben Alligin Hills . |
| 17 | You will need to ensure that system-wide logical names etc. , are properly set up on system reboot , and you will also require some symbols to be set for all your LIFESPAN users . |
| 18 | A parliamentary commission of inquiry into arms sales to Iran was set up on Sept. 27 and its report , presented on April 2 , 1990 ( without SPÖ agreement ) , contained serious criticism of senior politicians and of the Voest-Alpine group 's decision to manufacture howitzers and other weapons . |
| 19 | A new 31-member " central committee for the comprehensive management of public security " , headed by politburo standing committee member Qiao Shi , was set up on March 22 to liaise with the party central committee and the State Council in supervising work to improve public order and social stability . |
| 20 | This committee was set up on May 18-19 , consisting of Marcovic , Kadijevic and Gracanin as well as the two Vice-Presidents of the Federal Executive Council , Aleksandar Mitrovic and Zivko Pregl , the Justice and Administration Secretary Vlado Kambovski , and the Secretary-General of the government , Zoran Miskovic . |
| 21 | Already television consultants , Judge Marketing have arranged for a special camera to be set up on board British Steel Challenge . |
| 22 | A year later Frederick I of Prussia ordered that in future deserters should have their nose and one of their ears cut off and be sent to hard labour for life , while after the Seven Years War a chain of military posts was set up on France 's frontiers to prevent the escape abroad of soldiers fleeing from their units . |
| 23 | A working group was set up on July 19 to examine trade aspects of domestically prohibited goods and hazardous substances ( for the issue of trade in toxic and hazardous wastes see pp. 36788-89 ) ; a progress report from this working group was noted by the Dec. 4-5 session of the contracting parties . |
| 24 | This year 's theme is Museums and the Environment and a database will be set up on projects completed for the 18 May . |
| 25 | The first offshore banking unit was set up on Aug. 25 by Barclays Bank of Mauritius ; offshore licences were also approved for the Bank of Baroda and Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild , and later for S. B. International ( a joint Mauritian-Indian venture ) , the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. and Banque Nationale de Paris . |
| 26 | It is a home from home for Sue Wilson , who has probably spent as many nights at the camp since it was set up on January 18 as she has at home . |
| 27 | A Higher Economic Council for Instituting Market Relations was set up on June 23 . |
| 28 | The commission had been set up on June 4 to examine the implementation of the May 28 Sejm resolution on the exposure of former agents [ see p. 38972 ; the resolution had in fact originally called for exposures by June 6 , not June 20 as stated on that page ] . |
| 29 | A network of four new business forums has been set up on Wearside , after the success of Hendon 's business initiative . |
| 30 | The bars have been set up on ground floor windows of Coatham Mill , a listed building . |