Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] set to " in BNC.
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1 | As soon as he was satisfied that all was well , he laid back his ears and set to work on the grass . |
2 | They moved to Sherburn-in-Elmet and set to their new task . |
3 | And er I got involved on national registration and er , on one occasion , we were working , we 'd got a deadline and we were working through the weekend , and my wife came to pick me up at what she thought was a reasonable time , at one o'clock on Saturday , found she was given a cup of tea and set to work , and we finished , going home about midnight . . |
4 | He apologises for the mess and sets to work clearing books and bottles and brochures off the one cracked settee for us to sit on . |
5 | Jock Lewes organized a primitive laboratory in a hut and set to experimenting with various mixtures of plastic explosive , thermite , oil and aluminium filings . |
6 | After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best . |
7 | After producing the Crowther Report , the Central Advisory Council was reconstituted under the chairmanship of John Newsom and set to work . |
8 | When he found himself in charge of a famous school he seized his opportunity and set to work to instil in the offspring of the ruling classes the personally desirable and politically vital sense of sin . |
9 | The person in charge of product development decided to carry out all the modifications simultaneously ( although not forced to by LIFESPAN ) , made a senior programmer the user associated with the DCs and instructed him to activate the DCs on the main package and set to work . |
10 | The most famous was composed , according to J. Clare Billing , by four natives of the town and set to the tune of a Scottish dance which was performed by the town waits . |
11 | I slipped into the great four-poster bed , whispered a few French endearments I had learnt from a wench and set to with a will . |
12 | She fetched her ladder and shears from the garden shed and set to work . |
13 | While fitzAlan hefted the grey 's hoof and set to work , she glanced about , absently patting Chalon 's velvety muzzle . |
14 | A classic and set to be equally good on the NES . |
15 | Benjamin and Agrippa drew their hangers and set to with a will , the eerie silence of that lonely road shattered by grunts , muttered oaths and the scraping clash of steel . |
16 | I ladled the curried object , whatever it was , on to a heap of saffron rice , smothered it with sauce , rolled up a chipathi and set to . |
17 | He became quite carried away as with dexterous strokes he carved a particularly exquisite right breast and set to work on the delicate fluting of the ribs . |
18 | Stir in the clam soup and set to one side . |
19 | He glanced around , then took a nail file from his pocket and set to work on the padlock . |
20 | They bought a set of plans , hired space at a boat builders ' yard and set to work . |
21 | I took my make-up out of my bag , leaned close to the mirror and set to work on my face . |
22 | They scrambled down the bank and set to nibbling beside the water . |
23 | Sir John grinned his thanks , took his own pewter spoon from his wallet , drew his dagger and set to as if he had n't eaten for days . |
24 | She found a spanner and set to work on the bike . |
25 | Once it has been changed it will stay at its new value until set to another value . |
26 | I get back to my office and set to work with the phone . |
27 | She hustled Victorine and Madeleine from the kitchen , then tied on an apron and set to . |
28 | Rose , Victorine , Thérèse and Léonie pulled up chairs to the kitchen table and set to . |