Example sentences of "set [adv prt] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was able to set off on a totally different , and more professional , tack . |
| 2 | He now travelled in disguise from St Malo on 18 December 1715 , to Dunkirk , from where , after a six-week wait , he was at last able to set off on a small eight-gun 200-tonner , for Scotland . |
| 3 | Well , it happened that Maureen and Aubrey were about to set off on a round-Britain motoring holiday . |
| 4 | Fresh from the indulgence of driving the fastest and most powerful Jaguar saloon ever built over several hundred kilometres of demanding roads , I was about to set off on a journey that would take me from one end of Europe to the other . |
| 5 | She had built up a good little business in the indoor market-hall and now she and George had amassed enough in the bank to set up on a farm of their own . |
| 6 | For an artist to travel is to set out on a visual adventure which may or may not end in fulfilment . |
| 7 | It had been so vivid it seemed real , yet had she really been idiot enough to set out on a rough sea in a mere dinghy ? |
| 8 | You are about to set out on an interesting and formative experience , something that is likely to have a major impact on your life . |
| 9 | Within ten minutes the shark was visible but it then set off on a strong deep dive taking 100 yards of line despite a heavy drag setting . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In Siam , Thomson teamed up with a journalist called Kennedy , and , together with a large entourage , they set off on a perilous journey to Cambodia . |
| 12 | It is , in fact , sensible to take your sound recorder along with you whenever you set off on a major shoot . |
| 13 | First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right . |
| 14 | After the naming of an HST Power Car ‘ Great Western at Paddington by Brian Scott , Director InterCity Great Western , and Peter Noble , the Great , Great Grandson of I.K. Brunel , a 140-strong VIP party of press , businesspeople and InterCity staff set off on a special non-stop run to Devon , covering the 193 miles to Newton Abbot in two hours 33.5 minutes — an average speed of 92 miles per hour ! |
| 15 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 16 | With full combat kit , helmet , rifle and webbing , and weighed down by a thirty-five pound rucksack , we set off on a run . |
| 17 | So in July 1982 I set off on a similar journey . |
| 18 | Instead of enduring the summer 's baking heat , they set off on a long journey up into the Australian Alps . |
| 19 | ALDWYCH Group staff set off on a treasure hunt — only to find they had to visit 15 pubs en route ! |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 22 | I think one of the things the American companies often do is that , rather than set up on a green field site , they often buy into an existing company , erm , and therefore it 's , it 's , it 's a , it 's a somewhat different form of investment to the |
| 23 | A group of more than 30 travellers ' caravans have now set up on a roadside site a mile from the village at Crew crossroads . |
| 24 | If they did set out on a journey , it was usually on business or a pilgrimage or to go to war . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Wallaby skipper Michael Lynagh will set out on a remarkable 24,000 mile round trip that will take him to Brisbane for an operation and back to Wales for the final fortnight of the Australian tour . |
| 26 | You y if you set out on a train under normal circumstances you 're confident that you 're going to arrive in London at |
| 27 | Students set out on a ‘ Long March ’ across Paris from the Sorbonne to the Renault works . |
| 28 | Most people provide small items set out on an open plan system , which gives the children a great deal of choice . |
| 29 | The sound of a glass being set down on a table , then a door closing . |
| 30 | For , all in the instant of his book and glass being set down on a nearby table ‘ You 're afraid of me , Fabia ? ’ he demanded to know in a straightforward , no nonsense manner . |