Example sentences of "setting [pron] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
2 | ‘ It should n't be long now , ’ Simon continued , setting her down on the grass . |
3 | they probably enjoyed it , cos they probably setting it up on the market stalls up there and there afford it . |
4 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
5 | Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George . |
6 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
7 | She came into the room , setting the drink down on the table , then went across to the woman , taking the bundle from her and setting it back in the cot . |
8 | People setting themselves up as the philosophers and artists and intelligentsia and other people setting themselves up as their assessors ? |
9 | But equally there is the option of differentiation , which is about setting oneself apart from the norm , not simply to criticize and condemn it but to set up an alternative and different model . |