Example sentences of "set [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Nonetheless , the main thrust of Kandel 's findings and the theoretical framework within which he set them during the 1970s and 1980s have until recently scarcely been challenged .
2 Plumping up the pillows , she set them against the padded headrest and left , closing the door behind her .
3 Then , bowing respectfully , he set them in the jar before the tiny image of his great-great-grandfather .
4 Instead , having conducted a further searching examination , he set me to the cataloguing of the little rituals , those magical forms of thought that I myself had developed in order to cope with the stress of eidesis .
5 This one man set himself above the bloody incident in the snow and the yelping sound of the siren .
6 Each story contains a different claim by Jesus that set himself against the religious leaders and pointed to the new way of Christianity :
7 He is himself unreadable and hence ungovernable — a walking accusation levelled at the sympathetic educated sensibility which seeks simultaneously to understand him and set him on the straight and narrow .
8 Bashful Barry believes it was his failure with girls as a schoolboy that set him on the path to fame as a film buff .
9 As the animal jumped into the flames , Buddha manifested himself , snatched the hare from the fire and set him in the Moon .
10 Cornelius lifted him down and set him upon the copper map .
11 As she entered the most dynamic period of her career , Kylie took stock of the success — and tried to analyse the curious chemistry of the TV series that set her on the road to it .
12 As he set her on the floor again , Kirsty turned to Shiona .
13 So she let in Vasilissa , set her by the fire , and gave her food .
14 Giggling — even her mother ! — they undressed her to her shift and set her in the bed , uncomfortably decorated with fruit and sheaves of barley , to await her husband .
15 Smoothly , he set it on the table , then resumed his seat .
16 ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire .
17 She set it on the table , avoiding his stare , and made as if to leave , but stopped before she reached the door and looked in his eyes .
18 She set it on the bench and raised hammer and chisel .
19 At last the little flame flared and she set it to the paper , watching the end blacken , smoulder and curl as it burned .
20 Then she set it in the middle of a saucer .
21 But those who choose violence set themselves on the opposing side from democracy .
22 I took this down to the town hall the following day and then set myself to the most urgent task in hand : trying to find another job .
23 Eventually arrived at hotel in Marinna de Ravenna , to be met by a complimentary bottle of Champagne and this set us off the next day , on a full tank !
24 He hit one against Liverpool ( H 1–3 ) and another to secure a point at Manchester United ( 1–1 ) in 1969–70 , while in 1970–71 he stunned Leeds with a late equaliser ( H 1–1 ) and at Ipswich his penalty set us on the way to a 2–1 win .
25 And … and she set us to the station , and … and Mama promised to write . ’
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