Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] set about " in BNC.

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1 Jean then set about teaching her the finest French ‘ Par quoi ele mout chier le tint ’ ( ‘ for which she held him very dear ’ ) .
2 This work behind them , Peach and Horne then set about the description of the North:West Highlands .
3 The creative team then set about bringing their idea to life in all the chosen media and putting them together in a fashion which the client will understand .
4 Lou Macari took charge of training at Stoke City this morning then set about dismissing claims that he was on the verge of taking over at Celtic .
5 Having propped up the Ottoman empire for the latter part of the nineteenth century , Britain and France now set about dismantling it .
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