Example sentences of "set [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I may say so with some dignity , sir , I 'm trying to set them an example . |
| 2 | I would n't have expected it from my players and I 'm supposed to set them an example . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the local historian will find it useful to think of his chosen parish or neighbourhood in terms of broad categories such as ‘ open-field arable ’ or ‘ wood-pasture ’ or ‘ fenland edge ’ and to set himself the fundamental task of understanding how people adapted themselves to their physical environment . |
| 4 | The industry is split over whether to set itself a 20% or 35% ceiling on the percentage of assets that junk bonds can account for . |
| 5 | The prospect of1993 and the abolition of customs controls between EC countries has spurred the Italian State to set itself the awe-inspiring task of cataloguing a further two million items of its national heritage within two years in execution of its duty to ‘ care for Italy 's landscape , history and cultural heritage ’ ( to quote the Constitution ) . |
| 6 | The UK was prepared to set itself the " very demanding target " of stabilizing total UK emissions of CO2 at 1990 levels by 2005 as part of " a wide international effort , with a fair distribution of the burden " , and " provided others are ready to take their full share " . |
| 7 | Please do not ply me with biscuits ; I have no desire to set you a bad example by pigging myself . ’ |
| 8 | Study takes time and the best way to use it is to set yourself a programme . |
| 9 | So one of the ways to overcome that is to set yourself a target to do more |
| 10 | Whether you choose to set yourself the task of becoming an accomplished windsurfer within seven days or opt to learn the sport at a more leisurely pace , Windsurfing in a week will prove as invaluable a companion as your buoyancy aid . |
| 11 | A good way of familiarising yourself with the principle of intervallic interchange is to set yourself the following task , both on and away from your guitar . |
| 12 | — With Mr. Gould all this is very different — he has sufficient to live on , whether his subscribers pay or not , & can well afford the innumerable little expenses of printing — but for poor I — I have just nine and twenty times resolved to give up Parrots & all — & should certainly have done so — had not my good genius with vast reluctance just 9 & 20 times set me a going again . ’ |
| 13 | The irregularity of his semi-bigamous relationship with Ælfgifu of Northampton ( see Chapter 4 ) and levy of £82,500 in 1018 did not fulfil the Christian king 's duty to tax his people lightly and set them a good example , and in the early years of the reign many churchmen doubtless feared the worst . |
| 14 | Simple — set them an exam and then award a pass or fail certificate . |
| 15 | It is better still when parents set them the right example by not smoking themselves . |
| 16 | ‘ We will set ourselves a budget each year and do only as much as we can afford . |
| 17 | I wonder if we could set ourselves a target , that we actually include something like this in next year 's business plan . |
| 18 | We will set ourselves the objective of increasing the degree of consonance still further , and therefore the bass will be kept consonant with all upper parts : Though the effect of this is quite good , indeed smooth and sonorous , the concept of using a bass consonant with all upper parts has produced chords which are either diminished 7ths ( chord 1 ) or contain major or minor chords . |
| 19 | During the three year programme we set ourselves a total of 33 remits , of which only 5 remain to be completed . |
| 20 | ‘ We set ourselves the 30,000 target for our 21st birthday — March 1992 , ’ John said . |
| 21 | In 1 we set ourselves the problem of accounting for intuitions that some stretches of language are coherent and others are not . |
| 22 | We set ourselves the task of uncovering the principles behind our feeling that certain stretches of language are meaningful and unified : that they have the quality of coherence . |
| 23 | But in those general objectives , we then set ourselves the top ten , top ten objectives and how we are going to actually action those objectives er to er move forward and if they were achieved , we thought if we achieved those ten objectives and that 's going to take time and as I say it 's a dynamic plan , it 's going to take two , three years to achieve and if we achieve those objectives then we will have achieved our own rule er our overall mission . |
| 24 | Nor can the counsellor set himself the task of dealing exclusively with one area . |
| 25 | But I will set you a paper as shall make ALL YOUR CRAM of no use . ' ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Those secrets could set you a century ahead of all rival watchmakers . ’ |
| 27 | As with the early stages of reading , the teaching of literature must set itself the objective of stimulating pupils ’ enjoyment . |
| 28 | Set her a packed lunch this morning . |
| 29 | The height of style The unique design of this foldable resin highchair means that you can set it a seven different height positions and it also doubles up as a low chair with removable tray . |
| 30 | If you are capable of directing the ball over the net ten times , then , realistically , you should set yourselves a target of twenty . |