Example sentences of "and set [pron] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim was to separate the individual membership section of the Party from the unions and to set it up in a relationship reminiscent of that with the ILP before 1932 . |
| 2 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 3 | Picking up the drinks , she crossed the room and set them down on the trestle , careful to keep her face turned away from the window . |
| 4 | She waited until the first few bars of the signature tune started to play , then unclipped her headphones and set them down on the desk with a sharp clatter before starting to gather up the stack of notes . |
| 5 | She allowed Margaret Seymour-Strachey to bring in the tea things and set them out on the bedside table without speaking further . |
| 6 | Then take back the cards and set them out in an apparently random fashion and challenge a person to play you at pairs . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I then produce a 5 by 4 or a 10 by 8 colour transparency and set it up on a light table . |
| 9 | He made a radio receiver when we were children and set it up on the main bridge over the Salzach . |
| 10 | ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’ |
| 11 | Toby had reappeared with the tray , and set it down on a small marble table , before Jackson was aware of his presence . |
| 12 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 13 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 14 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 15 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 16 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 17 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 18 | He 'd kill Barak and set you up as the fall guy — I believe that 's the term you Americans use . |
| 19 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
| 20 | ‘ 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 . |
| 21 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Leftwich moved to London and set himself up as a wholesale confectioner , with outlets in Fleet Street and Kingston upon Thames . |
| 24 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |
| 25 | He was born at Preston in 1732 and got little education ; he was apprenticed to a barber , and set himself up in the barbering trade at Bolton later . |
| 26 | But Tony 's sparkling form at England B level is sure to give him the left wing spot and set him up for the Test against Canada on October 17 . |
| 27 | Mr Anderson therefore gave him the Hailing Ferry in perpetuity and set him up in a shed selling chandlery to the barge owners . |
| 28 | Once Astrid had taken her shopping ( she was about four at the time ) and set her down on a stool by a counter when she tried on earrings in a round mirror on a stand ; a salesgirl with a promotional tray of perfumes approached her and Astrid turned and extended her wrist to sample it . |
| 29 | Skinner released Nina from his protection and set her down in an armchair . |
| 30 | She went to sleep , she was so heavy that he thought he could barely carry her another step but he got her home and set her down in the warmth of the kitchen . |