Example sentences of "[pron] set [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I set limits by saying that the farmer only had straight and right-angled brackets with which to join the fences .
2 I set traps , as the Psalmist says , I catch men . ’
3 I set traps ? ’ she repeated , stung .
4 I set traps for you , and you seemed to fall into them — that is , you reacted as I longed for you to react , but you were n't supposed to react at all because you were n't supposed to feel anything for me !
5 I fell madly in love with this area of Scotland the first time I set eyes on it , and subsequently crawled all over it for years , marvelling at how many caves Bonnie Prince Charlie managed to occupy in his escape from the Redcoats .
6 ‘ From the moment I set eyes on you I have n't been able to think of anything else .
7 From the first moment I set eyes on Frankenstein , at the hotel in Sècheron , I had the impression of a man with a burdensome secret .
8 You were mine — I knew that as soon as I set eyes on you .
9 But as soon as I set eyes on you all rational thought deserted me .
10 ‘ I wanted her the minute I set eyes on her . ’
11 ‘ Would it be easier to accept help , Fran , if I set terms of payment ?
12 Do I set lawyers on my supplier or is there an explanation ?
13 Council tenants also receive an indirect subsidy as a result of the central government grants to local authorities for housing which enable them to set rents below the level that would otherwise have been needed .
14 Advertising proved a more fertile category , with decisions which set heads nodding and shaking in equal measure .
15 By the late 1950s the breed was again in decline and part of the blame could be put on the 1949 Agricultural Act , which set guidelines for bull licensing and required bulls ' dams to have high recorded milk yields .
16 The SQL Access Group has published its first three specifications , which set guidelines for database interoperability and communication , after more than three years in development ( CI No 2,148 ) .
17 On Nov. 23 the Italian Prime Minister , Giulio Andreotti , then president of the European Communities ( EC ) , and the Canadian Prime Minister , Brian Mulroney , signed a declaration in Rome which set relations between the two parties on a quasi-treaty footing providing for regular summit meetings and top-level ministerial consultations .
18 Mind you , that 's nothing compared to the £5.10 they pay for a McDonald 's Big Mac which sets Britons back just £1.66 .
19 Every year we have a new finance bill which sets lawyers and accountants considerable problems of interpretation .
20 The European Community 's environment commissioner , Carlo Ripa di Meana , has threatened to take the British government to court for failing to comply with the EC 's drinking water directive , which sets limits on levels of toxic and microbiological pollution .
21 Key competencies are an important part of Robson Rhodes ' performance management system , which sets targets and outlines the skills needed to achieve them .
22 All hotels and guest houses listed in this brochure comply with a Tourist Charter which sets standards which are amongst the highest of any resort in Britain .
23 ‘ What the devil possessed you to set traps here , when you knew the dog was roaming ? ’
24 No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary .
25 It can bring mental and physical relaxation and can help you set goals for other races , rationally deciding what is possible .
26 The seas in this area have since the mid 1970s supported many commercial fishermen who set nets around the coast to supply the local fish and chip trade .
27 People who set traps come back to see what they 've caught . ’
28 Yes , you set tasks , but by erm , Dave , not by Ian .
29 It is vital that you set limits for the amount of money that you will deposit with each bank .
30 Well you set things up .
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