Example sentences of "set [prep] [noun sg] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darlington Council 's next plan is to set to work improving the derelict land sites bordering the River Skerne . |
| 2 | After cutting it is ready to be set in mortar to make the paved walkways ( ‘ calçadas à portuguesa ’ ) . |
| 3 | Fifteen imitation Victorian gas lamps have been set in tarmac to line the royal party 's route . |
| 4 | As the Serpent is , cosmologically , the symbol of the creative energizing force of the Supreme Spirit , the Swastika is representative of the life-force being set in motion to initiate the cyclic processes of nature . |
| 5 | Careful research was set in train to discover the best way to restore gardens and historic landscape parks to their former glory . |
| 6 | First , came that Sunday when members of the congregation , with the help of friends from all over the City and beyond , even via Tiberias , on Lake Galilee , set to work to prepare the whole church for Christian Aid . |