Example sentences of "set down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This happy coincidence — happy , that is , for all those visionaries and seers who speak in sonorous phrases about the ‘ New Pacific Century ’ and the ‘ Grand Pacific Age ’ , and find such a discovery a perfect symbol of what they 're talking about — has been the case ever since 22 October 1884 , when a group of scientists and politicians met in a hotel in Washington DC and set down the rules by which the planet was henceforth to organize the keeping of its time . |
| 2 | Muttering darkly beneath his breath , Bishop set down the beaker and dived for his robes . |
| 3 | Bannen set down the beaker . |
| 4 | The waiter set down the glasses , saying , ‘ It should be entirely forbidden . ’ |
| 5 | Well I have to admit , with our group , the first ten minutes or was a little bit disorganised because I felt we , I came in , we set down the objects , I felt we did that well , and we were clear of the timescale from the very beginning . |
| 6 | Lucinda set down the cups , then , unbuttoning her jacket , sat down at the table , chin on hands . |
| 7 | Alice set down the case and violin and wiped her face on her sleeve , wiped it on the rough wool sleeve of her winter coat . |
| 8 | But his smile froze as Tristan appeared and set down the tureens before him . |
| 9 | He set down the plate and taking a piece of newspaper out of his pocket wrapped the fat up and put it in his pocket . |
| 10 | He found a place to kill from and set down the leather case . |
| 11 | Elisabeth was hot ; she took off her raincoat , set down the knapsack containing her lunch and some books and sat down on the bench opposite a thicket of hazel , through which a path had been cut . |
| 12 | She set down the tray and scampered off . |
| 13 | ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , as she set down the tray between them , ‘ do you always go into the office on Saturdays ? |
| 14 | ‘ So I was informed , ’ Rohan Saint Yves said grimly , as he set down the tray . |
| 15 | Fox set down the glass , nodded . |
| 16 | Carson set down the bag and moved across to the dim grey square of the window behind the curtains . |