Example sentences of "[noun] set about [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both boats then reversed in front of me and two people from each boat set about the bridge , trying to free it . |
| 2 | Undaunted , however , by these prospects , Gould set about the preparations for his journey with systematic thoroughness , and , considering the multitude of decisions that had to be made , remarkable clearheadedness . |
| 3 | And , secondly , company law set about the task of demonstrating that the power of corporate managers was not unlimited but was subject to checks and controls which ensured that it could not be used for the manager 's own purposes or for any other arbitrary end . |
| 4 | With funding , public support and a large space available , the steering committee set about the task of providing guide lines and selectors . |
| 5 | The team that ended the 1960s was dumped , and Ripley-Rust and Pybus set about the daunting task of building a squad capable of winning promotion when the club 's League career got underway again . |
| 6 | The IMF set about the problem by devising the special drawing right ( SDR ) as a means of settlement among its members . |
| 7 | Here Owen set about the great social reforms which made New Lanark for a time one of the most celebrated places in Britain ; he improved both the working and the living conditions of those on whose labour he depended , and proposed a system of universal co-operation in industry in place of the misery of exploitation . |
| 8 | With committed and knowledgeable staff in each country , Virgin set about a policy of signing local acts as well . |
| 9 | Tuppe set about the meal . |
| 10 | After disbanding the Japanese military , releasing political prisoners and legalizing opposition political organizations , the US set about the task of writing a new constitution . |
| 11 | The Polish government set about a land reform as soon as it felt able . |
| 12 | After involvement in a humanities conference , the Director of Studies/ IS Coordinator set about a campaign to raise the visibility of some of the more basic skills , including punctuation , precis , and comprehension . |
| 13 | He ordered a dozen men to remain in the house whilst the rest of the company set about the business of rousing the neighbourhood with enquiry . |
| 14 | The Development Office set about the business of fundraising and , in November , we were delighted to receive news that The Robertson Trust wished to increase its support for the extension , leaving the University with a fraction of the bill to pay . |