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

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1 they probably enjoyed it , cos they probably setting it up on the market stalls up there and there afford it .
2 He was setting it up by way of defence to her application for leave to proceed on the judgment .
3 From McIntosh 's point of view it was not an easy decision to pull out of institutional sector research as he was involved in setting it up in the mid '70s .
4 It was difficult to abandon the RPF precisely because de Gaulle had so compromised himself and his unique prestige by setting it up in the first place , by fighting elections , and by being a politician " like the others " .
5 ‘ I like thinking something through and then setting it down on paper .
6 Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George .
7 Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table .
8 ‘ Do you and Cindy plan — ’ but Ruth was coming into the room with a tray , setting it down on his desk , handing one of the white bone china cups with the delicate gold rim to Cashman , watching him take his first appreciative sip .
9 Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face .
10 He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air .
11 ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table .
12 She came into the room , setting the drink down on the table , then went across to the woman , taking the bundle from her and setting it back in the cot .
13 These were only the official words setting it out in writing .
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