Example sentences of "and set for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the hall , turning to Martin , she said , ‘ Come and see the table before you go upstairs , ’ and hurried forward to the dining-room , where Martin exclaimed in genuine appreciation of the table , beautifully decorated with flowers , glass , and silver and set for sixteen people . |
| 2 | Jean Jelbart stood smiling just behind him , her golden-brown hair freshly curled and set for Christmas , and Belinda greeted her warmly as well . |
| 3 | The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return . |
| 4 | For me , movies and play were enmeshed during childhood , a certain cinema and its environs being both stimulus and setting for my juvenile adventures to the extent that , thirty years later , its contours and hidey holes still haunt my dreams . |
| 5 | Cos I nearly thought to myself shall I have a wash and set for Christmas . |