Example sentences of "set [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes . |
| 2 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 3 | Put in the refrigerator to set for an hour or more . |
| 4 | They will be able to set off the tax credit against part of this liability . |
| 5 | Well , she 'd spent most of her life flying solo , protecting herself from the rest of the world behind high barriers ; now , after risking and losing all in one fell swoop , she 'd simply have to set about the painful business of re-erecting those walls . |
| 6 | As the sun began to set behind the Qutab Minar , I made up my mind to explore sometime soon what was once the most enormous complex of fortifications in all Islam . |
| 7 | That would mean 54 or 55 MPs out of 650 , to set against a proportionate entitlement of 76 or 77 . |
| 8 | Critics tried to rescue older notions of ‘ community ’ or ‘ citizenship ’ to set against the competitive values of the Thatcher government — only to discover that the latter was highly adept in taking over these themes itself in such areas as housing , education , and ‘ neighbourhood watch ’ crime-prevention schemes , partly as a weapon against left-wing local authorities . |
| 9 | Still floppy from giggling they were careful to avoid catching each other 's eye , but there was warmth and repose enough there to set against the hardness of the day 's demands . |
| 10 | Yet back in the 1950s there was the ‘ Teddy Boy ’ to alarm the public and to set against the allegedly poor but honest inter-war years when people could leave their doors unlocked . |
| 11 | Against Ireland the English backs showed wit , poise , passing skills and pace enough to set against the best . |
| 12 | It is difficult to think of even a few ‘ minus points ’ to set against the outstandingly beautiful and accommodating Fairy Wrasse . |
| 13 | Yet these are small gains to set against the many reverses the right has suffered since Mr de Klerk started to undo apartheid . |
| 14 | And do n't you think , he 'd like to score a happy marriage to set against the other one ? ’ |
| 15 | To arrive at a salary that produces no income tax liability above the 25% rate , account has to be taken of the revised reliefs to set against the salary . |
| 16 | The next section traces the traditional arguments for and against health care markets to set against the peculiar hybrid that was introduced into the NHS . |
| 17 | During the summer months I can usually get away with leaving my boat conveniently tied up to the pier , but only if I am at home to keep an eye on the weather : in Shetland , even in summer , a gale can blow up from the south east , causing a swell to set into the voe . |
| 18 | The ½in plywood partition is cut to 33⅝ × 15½in to set into the box 2in from the manifold side and 8in from the piston side . |
| 19 | That was no small gain to set in the balance against the more obvious Erastianism of the new system . |
| 20 | Joy Larkcom dallies with dill , passes on a trap tip , saves space by sowing salads and encourages runner beans to set in the kitchen garden this month |
| 21 | Leave them to set in the fridge until ready for serving . |
| 22 | Leave to set in the fridge . |
| 23 | Why am I using his work to set alongside the interview extracts ? |
| 24 | Calendars , it seems , have almost become McGairy 's stock in trade for here as openers there are the original watercolours for Great Ayton and Saltburn Beach both selling at £160 to set alongside the sepia reproduction of Gunnerside and Staithes and Cowbar from the ICI Kennelix Oilfield Calendar , also of 1992 . |
| 25 | In Tessa Boffin 's five figure Knight 's Move in a cemetery there is a female , somewhat butch , knight-in-shining-armour to set alongside the Knave , the Angel ( very female ) Casanova and the Lady-in-Waiting . |
| 26 | Was n't that a dainty dish to set before a queen ( king ) |
| 27 | Lady Diana Cooper ( then in her eighty-eighth year ) who attended the event , said in her inimitable way : ‘ Was n't that a mighty feast to set before a King ! ’ |
| 28 | For the best part of an hour Brazil produced a dainty dish to set before the Queen of the Netherlands , who may have felt that she had something better to do than sit out a sparring match in driving rain . |
| 29 | Before the main feature , however , there were a couple of important sideshows to set before the drenched assembly in the shape of the Plate and Bowl finals . |
| 30 | Three days later , as the sun began to set on a cloudless horizon , we reached the ‘ comforts ’ of the highest permanent army outpost . |