Example sentences of "[conj] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if it were pigeon droppings then it would be a moot point as to whether merely to murmur condolences and hurry on or to set to work with a clean handkerchief . |
| 2 | The magistrate decided whether to try a case summarily or to set in motion the process of committing it to a superior court . |
| 3 | Its use as a means of defining order or to set against those outside creates a subcultural style , which is reinforced continually . |
| 4 | The prices of certain goods too — notably manufactured goods — appear to be ‘ administered ’ , or set for some time so that they do not respond immediately to changes in supply and demand . |
| 5 | Far off she heard the drone of a tractor working late or set for home . |
| 6 | The flavours of the trout and ham combine beautifully in this starter , which can be served either with melon balls mounted in the centre or set into the mixture . |
| 7 | Depending on the target species , the net is set at the bottom and anchored , or set at the surface and left to drift with the wind and current . |
| 8 | Shops that are vandalised or set on fire . |
| 9 | an outline drawn or set on artwork showing the size and position of an illustration or halftone . |
| 10 | Big osier ones , flat , that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground . |
| 11 | The raids had been going on for months , but had become increasingly violent : by mid-May they involved border posts being strafed with bullets or set on fire . |
| 12 | Note : The specification of loose coupling relations will not stop the module referenced from being changed or set to hard copy only . |
| 13 | There is singularly little chance in industry to put your feet up , and become self-satisfied , or set in your ways , for the tide will just sweep you away . |
| 14 | ‘ We 'll let that set for a little while , then X-ray it again to check that it 's nicely lined up . |
| 15 | The Teutonic Knights had indeed penetrated eastwards , but their influence , when it was not military , had been to spread a lifestyle and set of material , cultural and linguistic bearings rather than set in motion the bodily removal and resettlement of vast numbers of Germans . |
| 16 | Although set in an overtly political atmosphere , its purpose is unashamedly entertainment . |
| 17 | Although set in double columns , the typeface is comfortably large and easy to read . |
| 18 | ALTHOUGH set in 1914 , Jennifer Johnston 's ‘ How Many Miles to Babylon ? ’ carries in it notes that still strike a chord today . |
| 19 | It ionizes , causes the current to be completed and then that sets off the alarm . |
| 20 | And here is the central paradox : the system that no mainstream party now challenges continues to tear open the fabric of the planet to gut it of resources ; a process that sets in movement streams of developmental refugees , waves of environmentally displaced persons , those economic migrants for whom the west repudiates all responsibility . |
| 21 | Whenever Layton had a promotional tour or appearance , a poetry reading or a workshop ( poetry-reading in Canada predated Ginsberg 's sensation with Howl that set in motion the ‘ beat-poetry ’ style , despite Scobie arguing it as an influence on Leonard 's background ) , he would take Leonard along , acquaint him with the nuts and bolts of the business and get him to read some of his own poetry . |
| 22 | There were nineteenth century memoirs and occasionally they were quite revealing but it 's Lloyd George 's memoirs of the Great War , the First World War that set in many ways the modern pattern for old battles to be re-fought . |
| 23 | ‘ Jo played that set like a dream , ’ said the team captain , Ann Jones . |
| 24 | Law was equally keen to point out that little was being risked , and to set at rest the fears of his supporters : |
| 25 | Yet back in the 1950s there was the ‘ Teddy Boy ’ to alarm the public and to set against the allegedly poor but honest inter-war years when people could leave their doors unlocked . |
| 26 | The effect of introducing just this one gene is to switch off some genes and to set in train a sequence of gene activation so that the cell develops into a muscle cell with all the appropriate proteins — master gene is an appropriate description . |
| 27 | In the hall , turning to Martin , she said , ‘ Come and see the table before you go upstairs , ’ and hurried forward to the dining-room , where Martin exclaimed in genuine appreciation of the table , beautifully decorated with flowers , glass , and silver and set for sixteen people . |
| 28 | Jean Jelbart stood smiling just behind him , her golden-brown hair freshly curled and set for Christmas , and Belinda greeted her warmly as well . |
| 29 | The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return . |
| 30 | She found a spanner and set to work on the bike . |