Example sentences of "[adv] set [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have white filters , and I am concerned lest in this poor light I should mistakenly set fire to the wrong end . |
| 2 | Let me make it quite plain , if Mike Channon ever set foot in the Multivite Vegeburger/Singletons Valve Replacement League Division Three he would not go anywhere but Athletico , even if I had to sell my house and body to keep him here . |
| 3 | Japanese traditionally set store by the heroic virtue of gaman , which means long-suffering perseverance . |
| 4 | Jean-Paul thinks the French brought prosperity to a poor country , and he goes on believing it because he takes care never to set foot outside the European quarter . |
| 5 | The Christian soldiers spent a thirsty and sleepless night , their eyes smarting from the smoke which blew into their camp as the enemy systematically set fire to the dry scrub around them . |