Example sentences of "[v-ing] set the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another thirty Health and Safety proposals are on the way such as that on working time in the news last week and another to restore the protection for young people at work which we 've lost over the last decade , and just as important the union has just n not just reacting to what 's coming out of Brussels , it 's actually helping set the agenda . |
| 2 | Having set the scene , it was about 2 years ago whilst I was being taken for a walk through the village by our springer dog , that I happened to meet up with the Church Warden who , after passing the time of day suddenly said ‘ Ah Bob , you do a bit of woodwork , do n't you ? |
| 3 | Having set the scene , we can now look at some of the trades and convergences themselves . |
| 4 | Having set the objective , the steps necessary to achieve it must be identified . |
| 5 | Having set the backlight , bring in the key light , so called because it provides the photographic modelling and sets the general level of exposure . |
| 6 | First in the world to deploy an ICBM , it took the Soviet Union ten years longer than the United States to develop a reliable guidance system ; it has also taken 25 years to develop a quiet nuclear submarine , and having set the pace with anti-satellite weapons , the USSR may already have fallen behind the United States in this field . |
| 7 | HAVING SET the standard with the Donald Byrd , ‘ Blue Break Beats ’ and ‘ Blues ‘ N ’ Soul ’ compilations , Blue Note continues the modern(ist) repackaging drive : Art Blakey , Jimmy Smith and more Byrd gems hit CD . |
| 8 | ww3.pcx Which directories will be searched can be set by pressing the Search button , and then changing the Search path msdos1.pcx Having set the prompt to show the text ‘ What now Fred ? ‘ , the next command sets it back to show the current drive and directory |
| 9 | Duncan Knight , having set the target speed at 110 m.p.h. , was closely followed by Tony Marti at 105 m.p.h. , but Marcus Robinson also clocked up 105 m.p.h. so a ‘ play-off ’ was arranged . |
| 10 | Having set the record straight there is a paradox . |
| 11 | Having set the process of achieving an ever closer economic union once more in motion , almost inevitably concern arose in some quarters over the possibility that this could spill over into a closer political union . |
| 12 | Jed had led 8-5 at the turn , with Gregor McKechnie having set the scoreboard in motion after only two minutes with a penalty and Melrose responding after a period of sustained pressure from the home side , through a try by Gary Parker whose turn of speed caused problems for the Jed defence . |