Example sentences of "set in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They are a lovey-dovey couple , much given , for reasons that remain obscure , to roguishly gagging each other with bits of masking tape , but tension sets in with the arrival of Clara 's best friend Lillibet from America . |
| 32 | of course , if the vacancy requirements fluctuate as well , as is the case with contractors , a kind of see-saw effect sets in with the recruitment team oscillating between periods of intense activity and chaos on the one hand , and having nothing to do on the other hand . |
| 33 | A steel frame , bolted together , which can be finished in a matter of months , before the Armenian winter sets in with temperatures of 40 degrees below freezing , it 's the brainchild of a school consultancy from Gloucester , but it 's taken agreement between Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher at today 's Downing Street talks to make it happen . |
| 34 | Umbrellarama … a forest of umbrella 's brightens up the Hong Kong stadium 's cloak of grey as the rain sets in on finals day . |
| 35 | He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day . |
| 36 | The troops crack on as the storm sets in over So Kon Po . |
| 37 | The north-east monsoon sets in during October . |
| 38 | Thanks to its central mountain range , Sri Lanka has two monsoons : the North-East monsoon sets in during October , the South-West monsoon in April . |
| 39 | It is also true that when a decline sets in in F1 , it is very difficult to retain one 's status . |
| 40 | Institutionalism sets in after a few months , and active people slow down and soon learn not to complain . |
| 41 | The last 20 minutes was scrappy with nerves setting in for Leeds . |
| 42 | Physical decay is setting in at 38 for Duran and 33 for Leonard , yet in the most hazardous of sports they persist , in the fashion of the times , in trying to defy the ageing process . |
| 43 | ‘ There is no sense of crisis , of panic setting in among businesses yet , but if interest rates go up again it could be very detrimental , ’ he said . |
| 44 | James Woodforde , ever a reliable source for the minutiae of late 18th-century life , wrote on 25 January 1794 that he could never remember having seen the barometer lower ; a savage and relentless winter was setting in throughout Britain and the rest of Europe . |
| 45 | The result is a forecast of much more rapid and pronounced warming of the globe than has previously been thought likely , setting in by the end of the present decade . |
| 46 | We did n't even realize that they organized their labour collectively , until Panic Buying ( a great '70s pastime , Panic Buying — of salt , sugar and so on ) set in at the beginning of November . |
| 47 | A profound depression set in at the same time , despite the fact that she knew her bowel symptoms could now be controlled quite easily . |
| 48 | Does the fixity on a particular occasion set in as a purely mental act of knowledge ? |
| 49 | Panic set in on the twelfth day when , after ‘ lifting ’ milk , a lorry picking up the churns stopped , the driver beckoning Harry . |
| 50 | Using an Ovation , hardly the most ‘ live ’ guitar in the business , I found that feedback on the undamped D string set in with the gain on 4 and the master volume on 5 , which surprised me . |
| 51 | Back in Endell Street queasiness set in with the raid 's aftermath yet it blended with a certain sense of excitement . |
| 52 | At the same time , a gradual decline set in with the advent of freight transportation on the roads . |
| 53 | The premature declarations of imminent victory and raising of empty hopes contained the germ of the inevitable decline in confidence which set in during the following weeks , as the news from the eastern Front told a different story . |
| 54 | The rot set in during 1973 . |
| 55 | But in 1919 disenchantment set in around the globe . |
| 56 | A sudden thaw set in in Lucier , and the rigid muscles of his face softened . |
| 57 | In the title role , Anne Dawson remained passive until error and madness set in near the end ; then she sang with increased energy , and spun her lines with great beauty . |