Example sentences of "set it [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is a mark of Hilton 's clarity of thought and practical spirituality that he should pick up the episcopal ideal of a composite life-style and set it up as the modus vivendi for a spiritually — minded temporal lord .
2 ‘ We set it up as a pilot programme to answer the call for more training in the field .
3 He made a radio receiver when we were children and set it up on the main bridge over the Salzach .
4 I then produce a 5 by 4 or a 10 by 8 colour transparency and set it up on a light table .
5 One brave man grabbed a Lewis gun and , to save time , set it up on a rubbish bin rather than the tripod and fired away .
6 ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’
7 Looking at the level plan , which is the basic one base plan and level plan What we 're really saying there with that plan , whatever you set it up for today ,
8 Well it 's a repeat of Saturday is n't it , set it up for then , sets it up for now and it 's three nil against .
9 Set it up against the window , he wrote .
10 So much so , that he recently purchased a massive ex-display tank , set it up in his dining room and stocked it with wild-caught Malawis , many of which are now breeding regularly .
11 They then put the Speak'n' Spell on Asmar 's desk , set it up in accordance with the maker 's instructions , and punched in their code words .
12 I brought a keyboard and an eight-track machine , and Juan and I set it up in my apartment on campus , even though we were n't supposed to play music loud.Then I made my first record , Triangle Of Love .
13 You do it down there , you set it up in the middle and you set it up really nice and cosy .
14 I set it carefully on the edition of Sophocles by her bed , intending to retrieve it later .
15 The Collector watched with admiration as Lucy 's deft fingers dipped a cartridge up to the shoulder in the grease and then set it neatly in a row with the others she had made .
16 ‘ Its superb quality and the naturalism achieved by the artist who has captured the lion in its death-throes set it apart from most other Assyrian sculptures , ’ said Dr Curtis .
17 The farm business has a number of characteristics which set it apart from other small-scale enterprises .
18 EVERY version of Educating Rita has ingredients that set it apart from all others .
19 Their sense of tradition is also very strong and instead of dying out in 1951 when enthusiasm was beginning to wane a little , it was revitalised when Stanley Robshaw took it in hand and set it firmly on its feet again .
20 Then he lifted his other foot from the ground and set it firmly on the rough stone surface too .
21 I have left the dialogue unchanged but removed some of the author 's comments and set it out in sociological rather than novelistic conventions .
22 I raised it to my lips , but set it down without tasting .
23 Svend Larsen pushed a pile of papers to one side of his desk , took a platter of open sandwiches from the top of his bookcase and set it down between Elisabeth and himself .
24 Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste .
25 Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor .
26 Toby had reappeared with the tray , and set it down on a small marble table , before Jackson was aware of his presence .
27 I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window .
28 They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered .
29 He emptied his cup and set it down on the table .
30 Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring .
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