Example sentences of "setting [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court file will record that setting down within the prescribed period if it takes place . |
| 2 | But he stood there watching until the little car had disappeared , as though Ellen were setting off on a long and dangerous journey from which she might never return . |
| 3 | Normally , the visitors gather together to meet PLC directors briefly before setting off on a guided tour . |
| 4 | Before setting off on a coastal paddle it is important to check the charts for military ranges , amongst other dangers . |
| 5 | Pat will ‘ kick off ’ proceedings on the day at 1.15pm when he launches 1 , balloons before setting off on a fun walk with everyone who has come along . |
| 6 | I quoted out loud , light-headed with triumph as I opened a tin of lunch before setting off on the thirty-mile drive to the hospital . |
| 7 | I am writing this quickly on my return ( Tuesday evening ) from London , prior to setting off for the European rural conference in Scotland . |
| 8 | Before setting off to the British circuits Stephen will take in the Enkalon meeting at Aghadowey on Easter Saturday , and at end of the season will ride in the Hillsborough Sunflower International . |
| 9 | Scunthorpe survived largely because Futcher thought he was offside when he was n't and Deary was when he should n't have been — his 81st-minute goal being disallowed to the despair of the home fans and the delight of those setting off across the black hills . |
| 10 | Dismissing the irritating Leo from her mind , she ran lightly upstairs to collect a thick sweater and to pull on heavy shoes before setting off across the boggy field behind the cottage towards the bend in the river . |
| 11 | And when he felt he could n't walk another step , or wanted to question the wisdom of setting off down an unlit passage , he could always say Elaine 's so tired or Elaine 's a bit nervous . |
| 12 | At least one species of African bushbaby , for example , cups its hands and urinates upon them before setting off into the African night . |
| 13 | Sandison waited for one minute and then also left , setting off in the opposite direction from Maidstone . |
| 14 | On the Iraqi side of the frontier , the town of al-Amarah , on the easternmost of the three Baghdad-Basrah roads , was seldom free of military activity , with convoys of trucks and armour pouring into it , and private cars and taxis carrying battlefield coffins on their roofs frequently setting off in the opposite direction . |
| 15 | This was followed by setting up of a voluntary multi-denominational school at secondary level , Lagan College , in 1981 . |
| 16 | Setting up of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell had been agreed in October 1945 ; approval to build the first British atomic pile for the production of plutonium had been given in December ; the Chiefs of Staff had stated their requirement for a British manufactured atomic bomb in January 1946 ; William Penney ( later Sir William ) had begun to plan the Atomic Weapons Section of the Armaments Research Establishment , of which he was Director , in mid-1946 ; the Air Ministry placed its first requisition for an atomic bomb on the Ministry of Supply in August ; and Lord Portal , the wartime Chief of Air Staff , who had become Controller of Atomic Energy in the Ministry of Supply , sought a mandate from the Prime Minister to set atomic bomb development in train during the autumn of 1946 . |
| 17 | Even with full flap the aeroplane is quite clean , so maximum drag is used to get the power setting up into the quick-response range for a safe goaround . |
| 18 | Surprisingly , people become so involved in the task that they rarely notice that you are setting up in a different way . |
| 19 | It eventually showed fishermen preparing and setting out on a peaceful evening for a night 's work ; while they are at sea , a storm blows up . |
| 20 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 21 | It was supposed to be like going Over the Top , but it felt more like a gang of reluctant schoolboys setting out on a cross-country run with only the prospect of a quick smoke round the back of the bike sheds to sustain them . |
| 22 | The FT-SE share index was down 31.7 points before setting out on a steady recovery , closing 4.1 points down at 2,277.5 . |
| 23 | Its founders were clinging to the wreckage , not setting out on a brave new voyage . |
| 24 | He was aware that they could be setting out on a wild-goose chase , but he had to believe that they were n't . |
| 25 | AN RAF air-sea rescue helicopter today joined a massive search for three young men who disappeared in a small speedboat after setting out on a two-hour trip along the west Wales coast . |
| 26 | Elsewhere an only son and brother is setting out into the great world to win a name and place . |
| 27 | Similarly , organized bodies of men walked the marshes of the Thames , setting out in the early morning mist to assess the repairs required , which were paid for by a charge known as ‘ wallscot ’ or ‘ scottage ’ . |