Example sentences of "[noun sg] and set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 2 | The old cheese presses which had lain dusty in the stable loft were brought down with difficulty on account of their immense weight and set up on the flagged floor . |
| 3 | By the time we had driven to Port Eynon , the wind had really picked up but not easily deterred , we abandoned the car and set off towards the cliffs . |
| 4 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 5 | She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow , gathering speed and thoroughly enjoying it . |
| 6 | Restored with food and warm drinks , we set off down Brewers ' Gullet , portage our final canal lock and set out down the river . |
| 7 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 8 | If you have a grievance relating to your employment , please refer to the procedure agreed by the Council and set out in the document attached to this statement of particulars . |
| 9 | She climbed onto the bike and set off in the direction from which she had come , gathering speed as she descended . |
| 10 | Courts would be involved in pre-trial procedure much more actively than at present in attempting to keep the parties to proposed new timetables , whilst allowing for a realistic degree of relaxation by the court , and permitting the parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligation to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable . |
| 11 | It will also be permissible for parties to vary particular time limits by agreement , subject always to the obligations to have the case ready for trial and set down within the overall timetable . |
| 12 | She had walked out of the corner-shop and set off on the primrose path , which led rapidly downhill . |
| 13 | He swept Dalziel 's glass from under his nose and set off to the bar at the quick march . |
| 14 | We struck camp next day and set off down the mountain on our way to the Webi Shebeli . |
| 15 | His looks said it all , and Jenna suppressed a smile and set off across the road to join him . |
| 16 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 17 | The following day she caught an early train from King 's Cross station and set off on the two-hundred-mile journey north . |
| 18 | As the sun sinks , the young bats stream from the cave-mouth like smoke and set off on the first stage of their long journey south . |
| 19 | In the audience was Paul Palmer , a geophysicist , and it was from this that Jones became involved with solid state fusion and set out on the road that led to his interactions with Fleischmann and Pons . |
| 20 | I parked my car at around midday and set out towards the Press tent . |
| 21 | After a great struggle , I frog-marched her into oilskins and over-trousers , fitted the outboard and set off up the loch , perspiring . |
| 22 | When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair . |
| 23 | And Nyasha and all her family and everybody from the village made a long long line and set off through the forest . |
| 24 | At two o'clock Wycliffe collected the dead man 's keys from the duty officer and set out along the wharf . |
| 25 | Dare to dream , shrug off any criticism or doubt and set off on the journey that you hope will eventually take you to a better world . |
| 26 | I was now hot so we filled our water bottle and set off up the track towards to skyline . |
| 27 | But He hummed a little tune , cheery as a plague pit , and — pausing only to extract the life from a passing mayfly , and one-ninth of the lives from a cat cowering under the fish stall ( all cats can see into the octarine ) — Death turned on His heel and set off towards the Broken Drum . |
| 28 | The houses were spacious , detached , each one built to an individual design and set back from the road in well-kept gardens : it was the posh part of town . |
| 29 | Within six months , however , he had left the Party and set out on the road that led to the formation of the British Union of Fascists in 1932 . |
| 30 | The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado swept out from the garage and set off down the road from Cromcruach . |