Example sentences of "they [vb mod] set " in BNC.
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| 1 | A phone call or a letter to them may set your investigations off on a completely new heading and give you further experts whose evidence would be helpful to you . |
| 2 | The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . |
| 3 | ( d ) Special problems Provisions relating to time The terms may contain a number of provisions concerned with periods of time : for example , they may set limits on the time for action to be taken , including the time for delivery , the service of notices , notification of claims and payment of the price . |
| 4 | They must set up costly systems of command and control that can work effectively over large distances and deal with the hazards of markets that differ from their own , Managers must feel that the gains will outweigh the costs . |
| 5 | Where sites are distributing the data locally , in whatever form , they must set up their own local registration system . |
| 6 | Where the board or the adviser are unable to form a view on or recommend the offer they must set out fully the arguments for and against . |
| 7 | When they arrived in Brides Haven Rachel Pritchard welcomed Leonora with a cup of hot , strong tea , but Bryn soon cut across his wife 's chatter , pointing out that they must set out at once if he was to make the return trip before dark . |
| 8 | I do n't know why makers leave nuts high in this way ; if they have real confidence in their necks , they should set nuts up perfectly before the guitars leave the workshop . |
| 9 | John Hayward had , in fact , first suggested in 1935 that they should set up house together , but Eliot chose not to do so . |
| 10 | Years was it four or five ? — had passed since Rabbi Moishe first suggested that they should set up their own settlement in Palestine . |
| 11 | In fact , he had forced Bett to admit as much , but she had countered by claiming that nevertheless they should set the children a good example . |
| 12 | If they permit smoking , they should set aside special rooms for those who wish to smoke and for those who do not . |
| 13 | They should set an example by observing rules and regulations , using protective equipment , etc . |
| 14 | ‘ They turn the cheek , ’ the boy said , ‘ when they should set their face in anger . |
| 15 | It tells judges that when statutes are disputed and precedents are of uncertain impact , they should set aside any idea that their decision can rest on rights already established through past political acts . |
| 16 | You know they 'll set up a search as soon as we 're reported missing . |
| 17 | They 'll set up an emergency centre at the home of one of the islanders and have enlisted the support of one of the world 's most prominent sea mammal vets . |
| 18 | Police are keeping a watch on all main roads leading to the site , they say they 'll set up roadblocks if necessary . |
| 19 | The other rabbit evidently had no fear that they might set upon him , hrair to one , and kill him . |
| 20 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |
| 21 | So they cancelled the first show and had the day off so they could set up all the gear . |
| 22 | A year later the Government through its " Training Agency " , allowed money to 30 " Urban Programme Areas ' so that they could set up Compacts . |
| 23 | Many projects have set out to demonstrate that they could set up efficient and effective monitoring systems . |
| 24 | We advertised for people who had previous experience so they could set the system up from scratch . |
| 25 | I know they were collecting recordings of all the national songs , so they could set up a Ratio Free Norway or Denmark or Italy somewhere , after … ’ |
| 26 | I 've also had a query from a Sheffield Wednesday fan asking if they could set up a list here too ( the answer was no ! ) |
| 27 | Well I suppose yeah cos they could set on him on his own |
| 28 | The threatening cloud of gloom that had been pea-sized when they 'd set out for Host Street grew to storm proportions . |
| 29 | The Gnomes broke into wide grins at this and said was n't impressing the thing and Floy in the right of it , and impress was what they 'd set out to do and had n't Floy the way with words ? |
| 30 | Matt was gone , and anyway the crew could n't get more than 20 or 30 yards beyond where they 'd set up because they do n't exactly have towpaths in the Jungle . |