Example sentences of "set the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 This had set the tone later reflected in the harsh rules of the Indian Penal Code 1860 ( prescribing long sentences of ‘ rigorous imprisonment ’ ) , in the Prisons Act 1894 , in gaol manuals allowing cruel punishments for the smallest breach of discipline , and in a lasting policy of spending as little as possible on the gaols .
2 Having set the record straight there is a paradox .
3 ‘ That 's set the record straight , ’ said Winterbottom .
4 I think first of all , I 'd like to be very brief , but just to say the purpose of this short report with the appendices has not got any special status with food control , just set the record straight as to what we are capable of doing currently and what we ca n't do .
5 ‘ I 've set the table outside on the terrace , ’ Fernando told her , stepping through from the kitchen beyond .
6 Grimm , however , had set the drumstick aside after a single bite .
7 Moon had set the target early in the day .
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