Sources say that the governor has 'set the wheels in motion' for a run for the presidency. [=the governor has started to run for president]
They will be taking steps to 'set/put' the divorce proceedings 'in motion'. [=to begin the divorce proceedings]
She made a 'motion' that the meeting (should) be adjourned. = She made a 'motion' to adjourn (the meeting).
(..) the St. Lawrence Pentecostal cult are feared dead after they set their compound ablaze. Their website claims, the arrival of the aliens set in motion a prophecy that sets of... Uh, we're up in . You got any new intel? Yeah, we've been playing back some of their sounds... (..)2016 Arrival