Example sentences of "[conj] set for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Far off she heard the drone of a tractor working late or set for home . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'll let that set for a little while , then X-ray it again to check that it 's nicely lined up . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Jean Jelbart stood smiling just behind him , her golden-brown hair freshly curled and set for Christmas , and Belinda greeted her warmly as well . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | For me , movies and play were enmeshed during childhood , a certain cinema and its environs being both stimulus and setting for my juvenile adventures to the extent that , thirty years later , its contours and hidey holes still haunt my dreams . |
| 8 | Cos I nearly thought to myself shall I have a wash and set for Christmas . |
| 9 | It was large , cold , uninhabited — a place as set for arrivals or departures as any railway station . |
| 10 | Boro saw a 16-point lead cut in half as Long Eaton , outclassed in the opening races , won four of the last seven heats and the margin of defeat would have been less had the impressive Dane Jan Staechmann not slid into the safety boards in the final race when set for his fourth win of the night . |