Example sentences of "set [adv] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keith , Sue and Brian reappear weighed down with shopping bags , flashing their teeth in wide grins which set off their milky skins . |
| 2 | He was deadly serious , and the expression in his eyes set off her early warning system . |
| 3 | They had selected a full-skirted velvet frock in a deep royal blue which set off her auburn hair . |
| 4 | The black velvet dress she was wearing — the weather had changed at last — set off her pale skin and blonde hair , and she was looking forward to a new academic year . |
| 5 | Alison , always simply and elegantly dressed , was wearing a white pleated skirt and a light green blouse which set off her red hair , ‘ cooled it ’ as Jack said . |
| 6 | She wore a loosely cut silk dress in vibrant tropical colours , mainly greens , which set off her wild halo of rusty-red hair , tanned skin and generous dappling of freckles . |
| 7 | To Winnie 's eye , he looked very fit and lively , having acquired a fine tan in America which set off his pale hair and blue eyes . |
| 8 | Pye eventually agreed to lease me a small factory in Watford , in which I set up my new company . |
| 9 | Did you try and compensate for that by the way you set up your Cabinet-committee structure ? |
| 10 | Before we once-and-for-all set up our new tank ( and next month look at tank decor ) , it 's a sign of the times that we have to pause and consider the single most important item in our tank — water . |
| 11 | They set about their assigned jobs with a high degree of diligence . |
| 12 | By 0800 hours , most of the repair shops are humming as the tradesmen set about their various repair tasks . |
| 13 | set round its unobstructed path to freedom . |