Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [adv] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They set off early to beat the traffic , and instead of blossom there were dead leaves on the pavement and a thin white mould of frost . |
| 2 | Some sociologists , strongly influenced by American sources , became converted to ethnomethodology , which set out completely to recast the objectives of sociological enquiry ( see pp. 94–7 ) . |
| 3 | Each time I have a pint in the pub at Rhydd Ddu I recall a snowy Easter night spent waiting for mates who had set off earlier to tackle the Snowdon Horseshoe . |
| 4 | When it opened Tendring and Colchester were recognised blackspots for teenage pregnancies and the clinic was set up expressly to reduce the number of gymslip mums . |
| 5 | Clearinghouses were set up primarily to overcome the isolation of individual practitioners within their own national boundaries . |
| 6 | We consider the rationale and the manner of the legal profession 's projection of an image of altruism and focus upon one legal service , the duty solicitor scheme , which was set up ostensibly to serve the community . |
| 7 | According to tradition , it was founded by Joshua at the time of the miraculous crossing of the river , and twelve sacred stones were set up there to commemorate the event ( Josh. |
| 8 | There are now two active groups of doctors and a group for nurses which were set up specifically to oppose the use of animals in medical research on the grounds that it is unscientific . |
| 9 | For the untrained , keeping tabs on this type of equipment , both technically and administratively , can be difficult , but Powersafe has been set up specifically to manage the inspection and testing of electrical installations and equipment used in industry , commerce and public utilities . |
| 10 | This unit had been set up originally to refine the art of specific writing for Television ; either by seeking out works of literature suitable for adaption , or by commissioning new material and applying it to the ‘ TV-writing art form ’ . |
| 11 | A restoration lab was set up nearby to treat the bronzes immediately they came out of the water to prevent deterioration . |
| 12 | That Peel , leading the Tory opposition , recognised that the Whigs ' Bill would in the short run unite the middle and lower classes in support of the Government is one thing ; to infer from this that Grey and his team deliberately set out both to counter the threat of revolution and to do so in a way which would ultimately isolate the working class , quite another . |
| 13 | After a heroic action , the Franco-Irish captain of the Prince Charles reluctantly gave the order to abandon ship and set off bravely to lead the survivors across country , carrying their precious cargo , to Inverness , 70 miles [ 113 km ] away . |
| 14 | One summer , just the three of us , Mother , Father and I , set off together to start the haymaking two miles away , at a parcel of land we owned down the road . |
| 15 | ‘ Breaking down old traditions , he was the first club manager who set out methodically to organize the winning of matches , ’ observed the Daily Mail . |