Example sentences of "set [adv prt] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caton repeated some earlier experiments on the electro-physiology of nerve and muscle preparations , and then set about recording from the exposed surface of the brain . |
| 2 | It is simply and solely a political problem which politicians , political parties and Governments must set about solving through the political process . |
| 3 | When the coup in Yugoslavia in spring 1941 interfered with Hitler 's plans for an attack on the Soviet Union ( Britain 's last potential Continental ally ) and a deterioration in mood set in owing to the threatening extension of the war to the Balkans , SD soundings of opinion again registered ‘ with what childlike trust the most ordinary people in particular look up to the Führer and our leadership of state ’ , convinced that ‘ the Führer has taken it into account and will deal properly with it ’ . ’ |
| 4 | As an engineer , with a craftsperson 's interest in machines , he could not believe that they were the real villains of the piece and he set about looking for the deeper fault underlying their applications . |
| 5 | He set about struggling through the narrow window , one hand clutching the Champagne by its neck . |