Example sentences of "set [pers pn] [adv] from the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 At the top of the social scale the five largest houses in 1670 had five hearths apiece , which was hardly grandiose but was sufficient to set them apart from the rest .
2 The bureaucracy will be remunerated so as to set it apart from the rest of society and reinforce its internal hierarchy .
3 An Ornaments Rubric included in the 1559 Prayer Book ordered the use of vestments and the alb and cope during the communion service ; and the 1559 injunctions required the clergy to wear the surplice during services , as well as their distinctive outdoor dress which set them apart from the laity .
4 That was how we 'd set it up from the beginning .
5 Our parliamentary tradition and constitutional development and our system of law have set us apart from the continent .
6 What sets it apart from the crowd is its ability to produce full colour output of a quality undreamed of on a machine with this price tag a couple of years ago .
7 It 's what sets us apart from the rest .
8 I hope that in reading this brochure you will identify some of the essence of Guinness Brewing Worldwide that sets us apart from the crowd .
9 It set them apart from the start .
10 Seth rarely talked about the things that set him apart from the rest of mankind .
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