Example sentences of "and set [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leftwich moved to London and set himself up as a wholesale confectioner , with outlets in Fleet Street and Kingston upon Thames . |
| 2 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |
| 3 | He was born at Preston in 1732 and got little education ; he was apprenticed to a barber , and set himself up in the barbering trade at Bolton later . |
| 4 | But Tony 's sparkling form at England B level is sure to give him the left wing spot and set him up for the Test against Canada on October 17 . |
| 5 | Mr Anderson therefore gave him the Hailing Ferry in perpetuity and set him up in a shed selling chandlery to the barge owners . |
| 6 | Once Astrid had taken her shopping ( she was about four at the time ) and set her down on a stool by a counter when she tried on earrings in a round mirror on a stand ; a salesgirl with a promotional tray of perfumes approached her and Astrid turned and extended her wrist to sample it . |
| 7 | Skinner released Nina from his protection and set her down in an armchair . |
| 8 | She went to sleep , she was so heavy that he thought he could barely carry her another step but he got her home and set her down in the warmth of the kitchen . |
| 9 | I perfected the technique of entering my bedsit without anyone hearing me or noticing me , but eventually it became impossible to stay there ad infinitum without paying my rent , so I took all my military kit and some clothes and set myself up in the changing room at the barracks . |
| 10 | And set it back to a , to a Panasonic K X P Eleven Twenty Four , which will be on the list . |
| 11 | On July 12 , 1989 , the Grey Panthers , formerly a group of some 25,000 members within the Greens reflecting the interests of older citizens , split away and set itself up as a new political party called the Greys ( die Grauen ) . |