Example sentences of "set [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It requires member states to set rules on mandatory bids , providing information to shareholders and treating them equally . |
| 2 | I 'd be happy if I never had to set eyes on you again ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Are you hinting you have no wish to set eyes on this place again ? ’ |
| 4 | She 'd be quite happy never to set eyes on him again . |
| 5 | It may be that the temples , through their bureaucracy , were able to set quotas on production in the rural villages ; these may have been specified taxes , or tribute , or they may have been expressed as required offerings . |
| 6 | The government wants to set the technical standards of Poland 's public network and to retain the power to set ceilings on consumer prices . |
| 7 | The remark of Honoré Bouvet , a Benedictine who was a contemporary of both Bromyard and Venette , that no man who did not know how to set places on fire was worthy of the name of soldier , might be cynical , but it was not entirely unmerited . |
| 8 | The examiner is quite entitled to set questions on any topic in the syllabus regardless of whether a lecture on it has been given or not and you should look out for the " old foxes " . |
| 9 | That very same choir features in this new release from Philips but , while it acquits itself considerably better here than in the other , it is not the fervent , stylish singing to set hearts on fire or in any other way deeply stir the emotions . |
| 10 | The Crown 's practical arguments were that the case was so rare that it could not call for a fundamental reformulation of the law and that it was impossible for their lordships to set limits on the application of the principle which , being a matter of policy , was a question for the legislature . |
| 11 | The system manager should be able to set limits on disk space allocation and printer usage for each user of the system . |
| 12 | As we have seen ( Chapter 2 ) , it is not the ideal way to start , but it is a fact of life , and the size of the budget does , to a significant extent , serve to set limits on the opportunities open to the media planner . |
| 13 | The MTO , it says , should recognise " the need to set limits on trade in order to adequately protect the environment " . |
| 14 | Oxford English provides all the materials needed to set children on the right track . |
| 15 | You may also need to set jumpers on the motherboard according to the type of RAM devices you are using and the video card . |
| 16 | A directive which comes into force next year will set rules on television advertising across frontiers . |
| 17 | I will , I 'll set essays on Napoleon on erm on er on next time we meet on Monday . |
| 18 | Most of them would never set eyes on the place and few felt any loyalty towards it . |
| 19 | He 'd scarcely set eyes on him since the night they 'd had dinner together at the house in Westwood . |
| 20 | You know what it 's like to part wi' your grandchild , to know there 'll be others you 'll not set eyes on ? |
| 21 | The women are also warned by the men that if they , the women , should set eyes on the masks of the ceremony , the men would manhandle , rape , and disfigure them . |
| 22 | ‘ And that was the first time ye 'd ever set eyes on him ? ’ |
| 23 | He 'd wish that he 'd never set eyes on the Ashdown girl . |
| 24 | Imagine my father 's feelings , knowing that he 'd probably never set eyes on Venice again , ’ she said , her emotions making the words husky . |
| 25 | ‘ And let's pray this is the last time I need ever set eyes on you ! ’ |
| 26 | I will dwell in the frigid lands with my bride , and no man shall ever set eyes on us again ! ’ |
| 27 | ‘ You could have , after all , been stranded with someone you 'd never set eyes on — someone who was n't the least bit hospitable . |
| 28 | No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary . |
| 29 | Was it only Friday when she 'd first set eyes on those features that appealed to her so strongly ? |
| 30 | For if I have my way , when this custody suit is over you 'll never set eyes on Kirsty again . ’ |