Example sentences of "set [pers pn] on [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is prudent , however , to set it on a level plinth , and in the case of a fountain assembly it is vital that the jet unit be just above the maximum water level . |
| 2 | Set him on the right path with a good education . |
| 3 | It is always possible that some ingenious modification of its protective belt will lead to some spectacular discovery that will bring the programme to life again and set it on a progressive phase . |
| 4 | With the authority of a man used to calling hounds to heel he 'd taken the arm from the dog , wrapped it in a towel and set it on the draining board . |
| 5 | His dinner was l sitting under the grill , I lift it out , set it on the fucking table , and I says I 'm away in here to waken |
| 6 | She 'll set us on the right track . ’ |
| 7 | Unionists proved quite able to handle the new mass electorate , and their efforts to gear up to meet new challenges in and after 1911 had set them on the right road . |
| 8 | He can console himself with a winter passage booked to Australia , and the knowledge that his talent and determined character have finally set him on a rightful path to the pinnacle of the game . |
| 9 | The allegorical figure of Holy Church sets him on an inner journey as she teaches him that the object of his being is to discover a natural inward knowledge of a love for God that is greater than any other preoccupation . |
| 10 | ‘ And he set us on a new track as far as putting human rights violations in a political context was concerned . |