Example sentences of "they set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lexicographers change these values in the course of their work but the system will not allow them to set the status field to a value set initially by the system . |
| 2 | The legs and hips have the largest muscles in the body : let them set the rhythm , then let the arms follow that rhythm . |
| 3 | So , three ca get there on time , let them set the clock by you , people are more forgiving for somebody I think if you are a little bit late , than if you 're too early . |
| 4 | Only then can they set the appropriate level of interest rates . |
| 5 | The first part introduces the characters and shows how they set the action going because of their relationship or attitude to each other . |
| 6 | How much can Japan 's corporate punters sell before they set the market sliding under their feet ? |
| 7 | They set the wheelchair down by Carlie 's footstool . |
| 8 | In form and style they set the pattern for the first generation of purpose-built station buildings . |
| 9 | ‘ I had to spend a month in a cast , ’ he recalls , ‘ so when they set the cast , I had them set it so I could move my arm just enough to play . ’ |
| 10 | We have focused on these three cases not because they are necessarily representative of rape cases but — because of their quite massive coverage — they set the tone of how the media reports rape . |
| 11 | ‘ Some men beat yer farvver up an' then they set the ware'ouse alight , ’ Nellie said , her voice full of emotion . |
| 12 | In a sense that mechanism is the cause of the industrial change : the shift to a new international division of labour occurs because of the international market and the multinational corporations , or because they set the framework for profit-oriented production and investment . |
| 13 | There are certain bars where artists and writers are always to be seen , talking animatedly as they set the world to rights . |
| 14 | — they set the machine off . ’ |
| 15 | Against Dorestad 's decline ( which they attribute to particular local difficulties ) they set the origins and/or thriving of Ghent and Bruges , Cologne and Mainz , Nantes and Angers . |
| 16 | They set the tone thirty-five years ago and it would be wonderful if our present team could capture ‘ Sam ’ now . ’ |
| 17 | They set the poll tax for 199293 at £339.22 . |
| 18 | Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the sales interview . |
| 19 | But I mean that would just be an argument about where they set the level that you no longer were to qualify for child benefit , but I mean , bu , you know , presuma , presumably er , th the point the man was was making that er , the child benefit goes equally |