Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropping to her knees , as if she could no longer stand on her trembling legs , and heedless of the new peach gown and the pretty fawn pelisse she had bought that covered it , Theda set down her candle on the floor with quivering fingers , and covered her face with her hands . |
| 2 | In dismay he put aside his tools and set down his reaction to the disaster on paper . |
| 3 | After the fiasco over the programmes I shall take full control of this project and set up my headquarters in the Jessie Matthews Lounge at the Duck and Forceps . |
| 4 | A world was coming in which it would almost certainly never again be possible to walk quietly , as Frederica and Alexander walked , through the village where Van Gogh tramped and set up his easel in the clean dust . |
| 5 | In this spirit , and doubtless moved by these very arguments , early in 1987 Kenneth Baker set up his committee under the chairmanship of G. R. Higginson , the Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University , to recommend principles that should govern A level syllabuses and their assessment ‘ in the light of the Government 's commitment to retain GCE Advanced level examinations as an essential means for setting standards of excellence , and with the aim of maintaining or improving the present character and rigorous standards of these examinations ’ . |
| 6 | When the King left London in 1642 to travel north and set up his standard for the Civil War , he visited Little Gidding , together with Prince Rupert and Prince Charles . |
| 7 | Caxton had learned the art of printing from movable types in Cologne , and set up his press in the abbey precincts , close to the chapter house , where he printed books under the patronage of the English kings Edward IV , Richard III and Henry VII . |
| 8 | On the near corner is the shop where Simpson set up his business in the 1840s — which later became the firm of Simpson , Maule & Nicholson . |
| 9 | Then , five or six years ago , Brand came into money and set up his place on the moor . ’ |
| 10 | The latter set up his artillery in the Broyle and bombarded the defendants for eight days before resistance collapsed . |
| 11 | At the table , in paragraph seven where we set out our differences from the County Council . |
| 12 | It was a confident Neil Kinnock who hammered home his attack on the government and set out his stall for the election , concentrating on the economy , investment and education . |
| 13 | With the arrival , in 1984 , of the present rector , Canon Gerald Pearce , who set about its renovation with the aid of the YTS and other helpers , it is now a useful little hall for church meetings , play groups etc . |