Example sentences of "set [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 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 | Something hot to set you up for the journey . ’ |
| 3 | It is not known who gave him the letter but it was to set him off on the road to fame and fortune . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Got ta set them up in the machine room . |
| 6 | I will set them out in the order in which I propose to deal with them . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She allowed Margaret Seymour-Strachey to bring in the tea things and set them out on the bedside table without speaking further . |
| 10 | 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 ! ’ |
| 11 | I will set you down at the West Gate . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | → 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 ? |
| 14 | He 'd kill Barak and set you up as the fall guy — I believe that 's the term you Americans use . |
| 15 | That was how we 'd set it up from the beginning . |
| 16 | ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’ |
| 17 | Set it up against the window , he wrote . |
| 18 | You do it down there , you set it up in the middle and you set it up really nice and cosy . |
| 19 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 22 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 23 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 24 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 25 | He lifted the tray from her lap and set it down by the bed . |
| 26 | Set it down in the fire . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ This has set me up for the rest of the season and now I can have a real crack at the England squad , ’ he said . |
| 30 | He sets it up in the living room . |