Example sentences of "[noun] and set " in BNC.
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| 1 | At each barge they ran down boarding planks for us , sat us on a long bench by the wheel and set about producing tea . |
| 2 | As soon as he was satisfied that all was well , he laid back his ears and set to work on the grass . |
| 3 | The tears came then with the tearing sobs that racked Hari and set up a trembling within her as though she had the ague . |
| 4 | The Buddha of Suburbia is about filling that vacuum , which Karim 's father does by leaving his wife for his single-breasted girlfriend and setting up as a Bromley guru , or escaping from it , which Karim himself does by moving north of the river in search of new mainly sexual , experience . |
| 5 | Cornelius retrieved both letter and card and set them down before him . |
| 6 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 7 | They found their usual post at the pond and set up their gear ; it was hot and very humid , they were near the gated level crossing on the old trackbed . |
| 8 | They support their conclusions with their reasoning and set out their order . |
| 9 | There were regular news reports of Hooligan gangs smashing up coffee-stalls and public houses , robbing and assaulting old ladies , attacking foreigners and setting upon policeman in the streets . |
| 10 | Then they have five days to sell the dog , make arrangements for the wife and kids and set off for Moscow 's Star City , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Take himself off to Yzordderrex and set up business with Peccable ; marry Hoi-Polloi despite her crossed eyes ; have a litter of kids and retire to the Hills of the Conscious Cloud , in the Third , and raise parrots . |
| 12 | They moved to Sherburn-in-Elmet and set to their new task . |
| 13 | The only break in his 115-Test career came during the 1984–85 home series against England , where an unwise stroke against Pat Pocock in the second match at New Delhi triggered an Indian collapse and set up an England victory . |
| 14 | Representing half a mile of coastline , its 72 paddles can produce waves and set up currents and tides for scientists to study . |
| 15 | Use the /Graph command and set the X data series to D2 … |
| 16 | No one there doubted that the lady with a ‘ shampoo and set ’ hairdo favoured by Tory ladies would quickly become a more permanent fixture in a new Major administration as Employment Secretary . |
| 17 | Shampoo and set , oh nobody shampoos and sets mother ! |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , just a shampoo and set , ’ she said . |
| 19 | The butcher gave a turkey , and the hairdresser gave a shampoo and set , and a rather humorless psychiatrist who commutes to Portsmouth gave an hour 's consultation . |
| 20 | But in the end something prevailed and she had the shampoo and set . |
| 21 | The first — after some centuries of script-writing and setting the scene — began in June 1991 with a ten-day war in Slovenia . |
| 22 | It was impossible to guess from his narrowed eyes and set features what he was thinking . |
| 23 | It would also be a major knock-back for the scum because , without a doubt , he 's been the difference for them scoring vital goals and setting up others . |
| 24 | Tumilty , who was anxiously awaiting news of today 's Harp Senior League decider between Bann and Holywood , scored one of the goals and set up two others as George Blackwood 's squad moved to the top of the table overnight . |
| 25 | AFGHAN guerrillas have been infiltrating Soviet Central Asia with ‘ narcotics , arms and other instruments of subversion ’ in an attempt to overthrow Soviet rule and set up Islamic governments , according to the KGB chief in the Soviet republic of Tadjikistan . |
| 26 | AFGHAN guerrillas have been infiltrating Soviet Central Asia with ‘ narcotics , arms and other instruments of subversion ’ in an attempt to overthrow Soviet rule and set up Islamic governments , according to the KGB chief in the Soviet republic of Tadjikistan . |
| 27 | As a response to popular demands for greater democracy , Habyarimana in November announced plans to abandon one-party rule and set up a review commission , whose brief was to make recommendations on the country 's future political system . |
| 28 | Simply waggle the club and set it down in your normal address position . |
| 29 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 30 | The physiotherapist must be able to assess the patient 's needs , both overall and from session to session , in order to define an effective rehabilitation programme and to set him realistic goals . |