Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the ADC , in the cases quoted by councils the properties by and large fulfilled all the principal criteria set down by the Government for a property suitable for occupation by older people , ie that it was let to persons over pensionable age ; access was relatively easy ; the accommodation was on level ground ; the dwelling had no more than two bedrooms ; the heating arrangements were adequate ; the property was reasonably conveniently located . |
| 2 | Ewan Murray , the Games council 's chairman , said cost was not a factor in selecting the team , but only 15 athletes achieved the stringent qualifying standards set down by the Scottish Amateur Athletic Associaton — and one , Allister Hutton , is not going to Auckland because he wished to run in the 10,000 metres instead of the marathon , for which he had qualified . |
| 3 | These are arrived at using criteria set down by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers of Local Authorities . |
| 4 | ( In this way they were of course only following the examples set down in the 1820s and '30s by British visitors to America such as Captain Basil Hall or Mrs Frances Trollope. ) ln 1850 the Teetotal Times recorded an ‘ atrocious outrage ’ . |
| 5 | To enable them to take all client groups , accommodation standards will be higher than those set down in the registration criteria . |
| 6 | Director of Studies : ‘ Could you relate these 3 criteria to the objectives set down in the syllabus … show us how the objectives fit them ? ’ |
| 7 | These principles expand upon the basic standards set down in the rules of Conduct and indicate the standards which members should seek to achieve in the interests of good practice . |
| 8 | The differences set in with the different ways in which boys and girls may typically ( not ‘ must always ’ ) resolve the Oedipus complex . |
| 9 | ‘ I would like to go back now , ’ she announced , and they set off down the grassy path in the scented April darkness , back to The Gantry . |
| 10 | Once I had unpacked , I set off down the lane to have a look at the Round Tower before dark . |
| 11 | Bright and early next morning , I set off down the lane to work , my drawing pad and pens in my jauntily swinging plastic bag . |
| 12 | Looking anxiously behind them , the children set off down the street with the nanny . |
| 13 | At nightfall they set off down the escarpment and in holiday mood were soon bowling merrily along the coast road . |
| 14 | So we set off down the steep easterly flank of the mountain , alongside a spectacular waterfall that incredibly was still partially frozen in June . |
| 15 | They set off down the lane , Elizabeth , Jonna and Jonadab going ahead on three heavy horses and the men and dogs following , slipping and skidding on the hard-packed snow trodden down by the shires . |
| 16 | After a fine tea of toast and honey , the children set off down the hill , their eyes wide with wonder . |
| 17 | Jack agreed and they set off down the track side , treading carefully in case they tripped over signal wire . |
| 18 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 19 | Stringing themselves out in a ragged line , a scout-masterish type at the head , they set off down the valley . |
| 20 | In poor physical condition they set off under the blazing sun , marching for fifty minutes and resting for ten . |
| 21 | And so I set off across the field . |
| 22 | The two groups set off across the desert westwards towards Ghadames . |
| 23 | Many do so , and with their aeronautical skills improving visibly with every wingbeat , they set off across the sea , climbing steadily . |
| 24 | They set off across the square and as they were passing Florian 's , Julia said : |
| 25 | She had no idea why she suddenly looked back , as they set off across the level turf that stretched above that mysterious underworld of brick-built labyrinths . |
| 26 | ‘ By making your legs do the work instead of your poor over-used mouth , ’ he returned drily , then set off across the field before she could reply . |
| 27 | ‘ All right , Belinda , I 'll drive you , ’ said David and they all set off across the grass to the dodgem stand . |
| 28 | The three explorers set off beside the brook , while Hazel led the other rabbits across the field and up to the edge of the woodland . |
| 29 | Next morning we again set off beside the river . |
| 30 | Then they set off over the fields for the nearest village , two miles away . |