Example sentences of "[noun sg] and set a " in BNC.
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| 1 | An important measure to encourage this trend was taken in October , when Iran 's central bank ( Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islam Iran ) doubled the foreign exchange quota available to all private-sector enterprises dealing with the public sector and set a new special exchange rate of $1.00=1,000 rials ( a fall from $1.00=1,250 rials ) . |
| 2 | It was the influx of these outstanding scholars that made the Warburg an internationally renowned research institute and set a pattern for the future . |
| 3 | Joshua opened a bottle of House Champagne and set a glass of it on the edge . |
| 4 | She went quickly into the kitchen and set a tray for coffee . |
| 5 | I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that we need to pursue those who do not pay the community charge and , in particular , we should pursue those Members of the House who do not pay the community charge and set a bad example to everyone else . |
| 6 | His work broke all the conventions of size , style , and technique ; his imagination lifted textbook material to the level of a flamboyant , romantic art and set a brave new standard for subsequent bird illustrators . |
| 7 | I shake my head and set a course for the car park . |
| 8 | These will be shared by members of the organisation and set a pattern for its activities and actions . |
| 9 | The following six points form the essentials of funboard sailing and set a good funboard sailor apart from a bad one . |
| 10 | Anglers Choice starlet Graham Metcalfe topped the proceedings for the second successive week and set a new five-hour best of 16–8–0 . |
| 11 | It transformed the way that the English dealt with the world outside Europe ; even though Charles 's son came back to the throne as Charles II in 1660 , the Republic changed the direction of English imperial policy and set a pattern followed at least until the death in 1714 of the last direct descendant of Charles I to sit on the throne . |
| 12 | Clemens was not happy at his supersession and set a crowd of ruffians to make Glynn 's position untenable . |
| 13 | In view of this , and to settle the negotiations as soon as possible , I suggest we ignore the principle of a rising royalty and set a flat rate of 7% of our receipts on all three titles involved . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State paved the way for the greening of all Whitehall departments through a White Paper to be published next year and set a target on the recycling of household waste . |
| 15 | Forston Asylum was one of the most advanced in the country and set a new example . |
| 16 | Then she cooked pasta and shredded chicken and chopped fruit and nuts and sliced black bread and made beetroot soup and prepared sour cream and a cheese board and polished wine glasses and put butter in lemon-coloured dishes and made salad dressings and laid the table and set a serviette decorated with a Groucho Marx face by the side of each place . |