Example sentences of "[prep] set [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The case against a schoolboy accused of setting fire to a teenage girl while she inhaled an aerosol spray has collapsed because of lack of evidence . |
| 2 | He had first been found guilty of setting fire to an armoured personnel carrier commandeered by students and a car during the 19898 pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing . |
| 3 | One reason given for the termination at Machynlleth was the risk of setting fire to the wooden Dovey Bridge ! |
| 4 | Iraq 's action in setting fire to an estimated 600 oil wells prior to withdrawing from Kuwait resulted in widespread air pollution over the northern Gulf region . |
| 5 | Some day I 'm gon na set fire to the joint personal . ’ |
| 6 | So why has WHO headquarters , which is funded by member states to give advice on setting health policy , used its limited resources to organise a meeting for setting policy on a controversial technology , and invited as participants , with one exception , people whose only qualification is that they develop and provide that same technology ? |
| 7 | If the deceleration delay is greater than the acceleration delay , deceleration can be initiated by setting POINTER to the appropriate location ( DECEND -COUNT ) in the deceleration table . |
| 8 | With these biases declared , the discussion starts by setting reading into the general theoretical context of the flow of information through an individual 's cognitive processes . |
| 9 | This was a formal process which focused on staff development by setting goals for the coming year . |
| 10 | Raising standards ; by guaranteeing that all pupils get a balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life ; and by setting objectives over the full range of abilities — via ‘ attainment targets ’ backed up with appropriate assessment arrangements . |