Example sentences of "set [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	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 .
2	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 .
3	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 .
4	She allowed Margaret Seymour-Strachey to bring in the tea things and set them out on the bedside table without speaking further .
5	He 'd kill Barak and set you up as the fall guy — I believe that 's the term you Americans use .
6	‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’
7	Set it up against the window , he wrote .
8	You do it down there , you set it up in the middle and you set it up really nice and cosy .
9	Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor .
10	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 .
11	I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window .
12	He emptied his cup and set it down on the table .
13	Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him .
14	Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring .
15	He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed .
16	Set it down in the fire .
17	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 .

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