Example sentences of "[pers pn] set an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I set an alarm . |
| 2 | Last year I set an agenda which said that ’ we needed eighteen months to get in shape for the eventual economic upturn ’ . |
| 3 | If you set an area outside which you can not sail then tag one another by doing a tack or a gybe around them , it can turn into a very good game where you can build up your own tactics . |
| 4 | In her sleep she sets an easel facing |
| 5 | She set an important precedent , because she never conformed to the accepted feminine ideal — she had acne , weight problems , scraggy hair and a masculine voice . |
| 6 | Why do not we set an example in Scotland , as we did for the poll tax ? |
| 7 | Business chiefs demanded they set an example and take a pay cut . |
| 8 | Wanda G'ag , in her Millions of cats , uses it to set an appropriately ‘ folksy ’ atmosphere . |
| 9 | Will he set an example by persuading the Prime Minister to do something about the membership of the Cabinet ? |
| 10 | As I understand the way need has been calculated , and the County will correct me if I 'm wrong on this , er the method does actually take account of unemployment , and it sets an eventual employment level of three percent as a goal . |
| 11 | This is a vindictive and intolerant motion it sets an unfortunate precedent and in this debate about freedom we should support the rights of our tenants to choose . |
| 12 | Nudes news : Women are upset by female nudity in films because it sets an impossible standard but think there should be more male nudes on screen , according to a Glamour magazine survey . |
| 13 | Looks of surprise were exchanged all round them as he set an arm round Lachlan 's shoulders that stiffened and then relaxed ; and then the cheering erupted . |
| 14 | DENIS COMPTON 's vintage year was 1947 when he set an all-time record of 3,816 runs in first-class cricket — a total never likely to be surpassed . |
| 15 | In Scotland in particular there is a coterie of men and women working on VAT for whom he set an example to be followed . |
| 16 | The Liberal Democrat leader , Mr Paddy Ashdown , called last week 's repatriation operation a ‘ three o ’ clock knock ’ , and warned that it set an ‘ appalling example ’ to China , which would be responsible for the safekeeping of British subjects in the colony from 1997 . |
| 17 | If you accept the amendment of er Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh , he would say it set an upper and a lower limit o o of the size of erm o of police authority and the chances are then that the number will gradually i inflate so that it 's always the highest number , that is that is obtained . |