Example sentences of "[noun] set down [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The grinning waiter set down a cup of coffee by my hand . |
| 2 | The waiter set down the glasses , saying , ‘ It should be entirely forbidden . ’ |
| 3 | The Brigadier set down a fat puppy that he had been holding and squelched towards the yard , driving a dozen pullets before him . |
| 4 | The magistrate set down a trial date of the fourth of February . |
| 5 | Gabriel set down the rusty metal bird , dismissing the thing with a jab of his foot . |
| 6 | Lucinda set down the cups , then , unbuttoning her jacket , sat down at the table , chin on hands . |
| 7 | Bertha set down a tureen for one before her . |
| 8 | Carson set down the bag and moved across to the dim grey square of the window behind the curtains . |
| 9 | Muttering darkly beneath his breath , Bishop set down the beaker and dived for his robes . |
| 10 | The 1987 ( and subsequent ) Pay and Conditions Order set down a clear statutory requirement upon headteachers to consult with the staff of the school . |
| 11 | In discussing its Strategic Plan for the decade from 1978 , NETRHA set down a number of unachievable objectives , as it was required to do by the DHSS . |
| 12 | Bannen set down the beaker . |
| 13 | Fox set down the glass , nodded . |
| 14 | Vi set down the standeasy tray . |
| 15 | Alice set down the case and violin and wiped her face on her sleeve , wiped it on the rough wool sleeve of her winter coat . |