Example sentences of "then set [adv prt] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet at the time , he admits , he saw it merely as a way to travel , learn the ropes and then set up in business on his own account . |
| 2 | As far as I know , there are only two still in existence : one , the U.505 , was captured by an American task force towards the end of the war , towed up the St Lawrence and through the Great Lakes to Chicago where a special cradle was built for it to cross the Lake Shore Drive and then set up in a little house of its own in the Museum of Science and Industry . |
| 3 | Fishermen would repair to the woods to cut hazel and withies to make or mend their pots , then set out in their small boats to their chosen ‘ grounds ’ to drop the pots . |
| 4 | He then set out in a violent storm and heavy snow for Fort William , where he hoped to take the oath in the presence of the local commander of government troops . |
| 5 | Miss Logan made indeterminate gestures to the priest , then set off in pursuit of her employer . |
| 6 | On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island . |
| 7 | The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car . |