Example sentences of "and set [pron] [adv prt] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Mr Anderson therefore gave him the Hailing Ferry in perpetuity and set him up in a shed selling chandlery to the barge owners . |
| 3 | Skinner released Nina from his protection and set her down in an armchair . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |