Example sentences of "set [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pray that they may be people who rely on God 's healing and allow him to set them back on the track of feeding the lambs . |
| 2 | The manager had been trying to set himself up in the Business when he knew full well that Clive had the franchise . |
| 3 | Something hot to set you up for the journey . ’ |
| 4 | Pat Palmer would like to establish an emergency telephone chain in each Area and it is hoped that every Area Organiser will be able to set one up by the Autumn using the same overlap list as for collecting class statistics . |
| 5 | It is not known who gave him the letter but it was to set him off on the road to fame and fortune . |
| 6 | you know had some of that and erm my fried breakfast and my toast and my cup of coffee and I thoroughly enjoyed that , set me up for the day that did . |
| 7 | Got ta set them up in the machine room . |
| 8 | I will set them out in the order in which I propose to deal with them . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She allowed Margaret Seymour-Strachey to bring in the tea things and set them out on the bedside table without speaking further . |
| 12 | If you 're worried about Chester 's , and you really think you could do something to help , a relaxing holiday should set you up for the fight ! ’ |
| 13 | I will set you down at the West Gate . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | → 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 ? |
| 16 | He 'd kill Barak and set you up as the fall guy — I believe that 's the term you Americans use . |
| 17 | That was how we 'd set it up from the beginning . |
| 18 | ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’ |
| 19 | Set it up against the window , he wrote . |
| 20 | You do it down there , you set it up in the middle and you set it up really nice and cosy . |
| 21 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 22 | They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered . |
| 23 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 24 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 25 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 26 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 27 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 28 | Set it down in the fire . |
| 29 | Depending on the obstructions you find , you could site the building exactly alongside the house , bring it forward of the building line ( if the planners will allow this — see later ) , or set it back into the garden . |
| 30 | ‘ We 've been struggling a bit at Everton , especially at home , but we hope that will set us up for the rest of the season . ’ |