Example sentences of "[pron] set the scene " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole trip was a marvellous experience for us all and there was a terrific spirit amongst the squad , which set the scene nicely for the season ahead . |
| 2 | Brian Harris DFC made a speech which set the scene : |
| 3 | We gain little from minute attention to the manufacturers ' congratulations for our choice of car , or from the swearing-in in court , and , on a first reading of a novel , it may be more important to follow those parts which forward the plot than those which set the scene . |
| 4 | FIVE years of debate culminated yesterday in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 , writes Georgina Henry , Media Correspondent . |
| 5 | Five years of debate has culminated in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 . |
| 6 | Five years of debate has culminated in a bill which sets the scene for the most dramatic transformation of British broadcasting since the launch of ITV in 1955 . |
| 7 | * Finally , another place for presuppositions to hide is in a clause which sets the scene in a sentence ; an example is the TEMPORAL CLAUSE , as in the following example : When Blake saw his first angels he was sitting in his garden . |
| 8 | You set the scene , as it were , for your presentation and then proceed to follow the pattern laid down . |
| 9 | This in itself sets the scene for the unbelievably complicated efforts of religious leaders and scholars to define just who Jesus Christ was . |
| 10 | So we set the scene , we look good , we have n't crushed them to death and he 's gon na take us into one or two areas |
| 11 | It sets the scene and then helps us work together to improve our situation . |
| 12 | It sets the scene perhaps for it said it is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich and he adds no sorrow to it . |
| 13 | He sets the scene , intervenes , sums up . |
| 14 | Here he sets the scene , and interviews Jan Urban , the leader of Civic Forum , and Valtre Komarek , a key economic minister |
| 15 | When Charles received the ( initially ) doubtful title of emperor from Pope Leo III on Christmas Day , 800 , he set the scene for later claims that the Pope had the power to install , or to depose , the Emperor . |
| 16 | He wanted me to do you and he set the scene . |
| 17 | They were the first big fish I tried to catch when I decided to be more selective with my fishing , and when I did catch a big chub on my first attempt it set the scene for my present angling outlook . |
| 18 | Coupled with the publication of the BCF theory in 1951 , it set the scene for many important developments in the theory and practice of crystallisation . |