Example sentences of "[be] [adj] set [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt he had the upper hand for once , and they had n't been able to set up the Microwave Gun yet , either ; he felt cool and relaxed . |
| 2 | It would be wise to set out the nature of the problem , because it is not one problem but many . |
| 3 | As Prince and Starky told their followers to sell their lands and give them the money , in 1849 they were able to set up the Agapemone , the ‘ Abode of Love ’ , on land they had bought in the village of Spaxton , near Charlynch . |
| 4 | It is appropriate to set out the opening words of Rule 26 of the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure : |
| 5 | For large numbers come into the criminal justice system unnecessarily , erm that is likely to set back the progress which was made during the nineteen eighties and er increase and reinforce criminality . |
| 6 | PT Ltd claimed that it was entitled to set off the tax that should have been deducted against the rent due on 25 March 1991 and failed to pay the rent . |