Example sentences of "setting [pers pn] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gardener , an honest youth of little imagination who was by now enchanted by the whole affair , remembered that the taste of strawberries was improved by setting them on a cabbage leaf , and strode down to the brassica beds to cut a broad green plate for the feast . |
| 2 | Moreover , it will not be long before common-or-garden programs can vary the weight and shape of letters instantaneously , as well as setting them on the page . |
| 3 | She picked it up and set it on her knee , then began taking out the yellow and black wooden pieces and setting them on the board . |
| 4 | In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness . |
| 5 | We were able to respond by making a play within a play , setting it on a remote Japanese island and doing a Noh play . |
| 6 | Left alone with Carrie , Joe sat watching her pour the boiling water into the earthenware teapot , and after bringing it to the table and setting it on a stand , she smiled at him and said softly , ‘ How are you ? ’ |
| 7 | Lewis leaned back in his chair as his mother came forward with the teapot , setting it on the china stand . |
| 8 | And he rattled a cornflake packet before setting it on the table nearest the door . |
| 9 | He pulled the drawer free and carried it outside for her , setting it on the desk . |
| 10 | Setting it on the saloon table , and inhaling the delicious combination of smells , Polly went up the companionway ladder to call Nathan . |
| 11 | For the next year , he says , his life will be all Aspects of Love — setting it on the rails along which previous vehicles have coasted with profitable ease — London , New York , Australia , Vienna , Hungary , Tokyo . |