Example sentences of "to set out [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Flaming June ’ , people muttered bitterly amid the cascades of rain , and the thought of the poor men who must be waiting to set out across the choppy Channel in their small boats to fight a bloody battle on the other side made me feel cold and sick . |
| 2 | For an artist to travel is to set out on a visual adventure which may or may not end in fulfilment . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | You are about to set out on an interesting and formative experience , something that is likely to have a major impact on your life . |
| 5 | On a number of occasions , I have been glad to set out for the hon. Member in response to his questions in the House detailed information about the contents of the computer records and how many are held on the system at any one time . |
| 6 | They had been about to set out for the main bridge when he had said : |
| 7 | Henry II had five sons who were suspicious and envious of each other , but three of them died before Henry died in the summer of 1189 , and all his possessions passed to Richard , who had pledged himself to set out for the Holy Land on the Third Crusade . |
| 8 | If he wanted to reach an object he had to set out in the wrong direction and hope to angle in on it ! |