Example sentences of "the [noun pl] set [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Whenever the courts set bounds to the damages recoverable — saying that they are , or are not , too remote they do it as a matter of policy so as to limit the liability of the defendant . |
2 | The authorities set limits to the expansion of bank deposits . |
3 | He says that first the farmers set fire to the road , then they had to get through the drivers ' blockade . |
4 | As the train was pulling into the station at Shkodër some of the rioters set light to the last two carriages ; at least two passengers were burned to death . |
5 | Broken snatches of conversation wafted around Isabel 's head as she followed de Villiers around the perimeter of the room , interspersed with the thunk of wooden trenchers as the servants set places for the midday meal . |
6 | When the adventurers set foot on the stairs , each is allowed a WP test ( Magic Sense +10 ) to sense that some form of magical trap exists . |