Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 | ‘ What the devil possessed you to set traps here , when you knew the dog was roaming ? ’ |
| 15 | No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary . |
| 16 | It can bring mental and physical relaxation and can help you set goals for other races , rationally deciding what is possible . |
| 17 | Yes , you set tasks , but by erm , Dave , not by Ian . |
| 18 | It is vital that you set limits for the amount of money that you will deposit with each bank . |
| 19 | Well you set things up . |
| 20 | ‘ You set standards for yourself that a paragon could only reach for . |
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| 22 | ‘ I further said to [ the defendant ] ‘ You set men to watch her , you trail her and found her at Gloria Chin 's house and there you threatened to kill her with your gun , but she escaped you . |
| 23 | ‘ At least she is n't going to throw another wobbly the second she sets eyes on you … but she 's not going to like the idea of leaving tomorrow . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Why she seemed to dislike me the moment she set eyes on me . |
| 25 | Eachuin Odhar and his grandson spent much effort on dodging her , for whenever she set eyes on them she tried new tunics on them . |
| 26 | Nutty 's eyes gleamed when she set eyes on the professional Sergeant Potter with four pistols in boxes and a load of shot and a thick wad of targets . |
| 27 | She had known when she set eyes on them that they were nothing to do with the Smoke and nothing to do with the expedition that was preparing . |
| 28 | She seemed to have taken to the Foundling child the moment she set eyes on her , and there was no doubt in Betty 's mind that Corrie was the sole reason for her being offered the work . |
| 29 | She had loved Connor from the day she set eyes on him ; and he loved her too , though as long as she was his brother 's wife , he would never admit it . |
| 30 | As soon as she set eyes on Giles Carnaby again she knew that whatever it was it was not a case of cure ; her heart thumped , she felt unstable . |