Example sentences of "[pers pn] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set the plants in shallow hollows to facilitate watering . |
| 2 | I set the lower limit to 50bpm and willed my resting pulse to go down till the bleeper sounded , by which time I was breathing deeply and totally relaxed . |
| 3 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 4 | I set the float two inches shallower , and then lay the rod down while I spend five minutes trickling maggots down the run . |
| 5 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 6 | I set the tank up with two gallons of my friend 's water and ten gallons from my other tanks , topped up with new water . |
| 7 | Once I had got to grips with how to work the machine I noticed that the harmoniser in the machine did n't appear to work properly : ie. if I set the interval to a major 3rd , the processor would intermittently switch between a major 3rd and a minor 3rd . |
| 8 | I set the stack 's volume so high that it was painful , but with a sound fat and ballsy enough for any rocker . |
| 9 | I set the punchcard on lock and proceed as usual , select a group of needles to be used as the motif and push all others back to WP ( needles must be pushed back on every row ) . |
| 10 | I set the card on row 1 and knitted a sample then decided to knit another , this time beginning the pattern at row 2 . |
| 11 | Albert , take Carrie to fetch the goose while I set the table . ’ |
| 12 | " Be off , before I set the dogs on you ! " |
| 13 | I wo n't murder you tonight , unless perhaps I set the house on fire . |
| 14 | Then go upstairs , while I set the necessary wheels in motion , and wait for me . " |
| 15 | ‘ I set the price , ’ Dixie says . |
| 16 | I set the table but I forgot about the water . |
| 17 | I set the table . |
| 18 | How many shall I set the table for ? |
| 19 | I setting the alarm this year , . |
| 20 | Lexicographers change these values in the course of their work but the system will not allow them to set the status field to a value set initially by the system . |
| 21 | Permit me to set the record straight . |
| 22 | ‘ Gina — I think the time has come for me to set the record straight about Lotta and myself . |
| 23 | Some of the sound tests were done by a computer and luckily I had access to a computer from my dealer in Bath that enabled me to set the sound up perfectly . |
| 24 | Its programmable remote control enables you to operate all the key features such as Slow Motion , Tape Eject , Play and REcord , and allow you to set the timer to record as many as eight of your favourite programmes from the comfort of your armchair . |
| 25 | Threshold is the most important , allowing you to set the signal level . |
| 26 | Some manufacturers supply a wood or plastic template in their kits which will enable you to set the pitch to the recommended range . |
| 27 | Defining the value for the leading of your body copy , that 's the stuff you 've got the most of — the text in a report or a newsletter , allows you to set the vertical grid . |
| 28 | Richard mumbled , ‘ Did you set the alarm ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Did you set the headsail yesterday ? ’ |
| 30 | How , how do you set the comma format ? |