Example sentences of "set [pron] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They set me up as a target . |
| 2 | you know had some of that and erm my fried breakfast and my toast and my cup of coffee and I thoroughly enjoyed that , set me up for the day that did . |
| 3 | An Ornaments Rubric included in the 1559 Prayer Book ordered the use of vestments and the alb and cope during the communion service ; and the 1559 injunctions required the clergy to wear the surplice during services , as well as their distinctive outdoor dress which set them apart from the laity . |
| 4 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 5 | She waited until the first few bars of the signature tune started to play , then unclipped her headphones and set them down on the desk with a sharp clatter before starting to gather up the stack of notes . |
| 6 | Picking up the drinks , she crossed the room and set them down on the trestle , careful to keep her face turned away from the window . |
| 7 | Set them out with a trowel in well watered ground . |
| 8 | She allowed Margaret Seymour-Strachey to bring in the tea things and set them out on the bedside table without speaking further . |
| 9 | He 'd kill Barak and set you up as the fall guy — I believe that 's the term you Americans use . |
| 10 | ‘ We set it up as a pilot programme to answer the call for more training in the field . |
| 11 | One brave man grabbed a Lewis gun and , to save time , set it up on a rubbish bin rather than the tripod and fired away . |
| 12 | ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’ |
| 13 | Set it up against the window , he wrote . |
| 14 | You do it down there , you set it up in the middle and you set it up really nice and cosy . |
| 15 | I set it carefully on the edition of Sophocles by her bed , intending to retrieve it later . |
| 16 | The Collector watched with admiration as Lucy 's deft fingers dipped a cartridge up to the shoulder in the grease and then set it neatly in a row with the others she had made . |
| 17 | Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste . |
| 18 | Lesley brought in a laden tray , set it down on a side-table , and distributed cups in silence . |
| 19 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 20 | They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered . |
| 21 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 22 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 23 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 24 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 25 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 26 | Set it down in the fire . |
| 27 | Cadfael removed a simmering pot from the grid on the side of his brazier , set it aside on the earth floor to cool , and added a couple of turfs to damp down the glow , before straightening his back with some caution , and sitting down beside his friend . |
| 28 | Depending on the obstructions you find , you could site the building exactly alongside the house , bring it forward of the building line ( if the planners will allow this — see later ) , or set it back into the garden . |
| 29 | I could write at greater length about the many qualities which set it way above the average . |
| 30 | Of how a man might contrive to open a cylinder of phetam , and perhaps set us up as a God-King himself , on a more salubrious world … |