Example sentences of "set aside [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Leona Helmsley , 71 , the hotel entrepreneur known as Queen Meanie , is to be jailed today , the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns , after a judge refused to set aside her four-year sentence for tax evasion . |
| 2 | According to his contemporary biographer , Richard Sibbes [ q.v. ] , the dominant influence on his early years was his uncle , Sir Henry Yelverton [ q.v. ] , who persuaded him to set aside his early inclination to become a divine and pursue his studies in the law . |
| 3 | ‘ It was stupid , and I suppose I did a bad job of it , but it was not easy , offering to set aside my rigid Old-World principles and give you the freedom you wanted . ’ |
| 4 | Both are only as successful as our ability to set aside our personal agenda in favour of the family unit . |
| 5 | When it is time for recreation , he sets aside his regal dignity for a moment , and is in such a humour that his condescension can not be criticised , his severity can not be called bloodthirsty . |
| 6 | ‘ Just remember , ’ he shot a look in her direction as he set aside his half-empty cup and strode towards the door , ‘ that we 're supposed to be on parade , Dr Blake , not enjoying ourselves . ’ |
| 7 | After speaking for some 40 minutes , Shamir set aside his prepared text and proposed a motion that the central committee approve the political contents of his speech and express confidence in him as Likud chairman and Prime Minister . |