Example sentences of "set [pron] [adv] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manager had been trying to set himself up in the Business when he knew full well that Clive had the franchise . |
| 2 | Got ta set them up in the machine room . |
| 3 | I will set them out in the order in which I propose to deal with them . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's twelve years old , nice old girl , good mouth and nice manners which puts her ahead of some women — and she wo n't set you down in the dirt . |
| 5 | → Do you realise , Steve , that a professional standard , concert classical guitar could set you back in the region of £7,000 , and that orchestral instruments regularly change hands for much more ? |
| 6 | You do it down there , you set it up in the middle and you set it up really nice and cosy . |
| 7 | Set it down in the fire . |
| 8 | He sets it up in the living room . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I perfected the technique of entering my bedsit without anyone hearing me or noticing me , but eventually it became impossible to stay there ad infinitum without paying my rent , so I took all my military kit and some clothes and set myself up in the changing room at the barracks . |