Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was that cold contempt , the same icy disdain with which he was observing her now , which had prompted her to try and set the record straight . |
| 2 | Fernand stopped and set the torch upright on a ledge . |
| 3 | Once the legs were jointed I turned the leg and stretcher assembly upside down on to the bottom of the seat and from this I could mark the centres to be drilled and set the bevels to repeat the process . |
| 4 | In Cook the British Columbia Court of Appeal also held that the former sexual offences should not be seen as setting the boundaries of the new sexual offences . |
| 5 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 6 | They agreed and set the following Monday , 27 February , as the test date . |
| 7 | Editor , — As B W Lloyd and P Barnett emphasise , communication between general practitioners and hospital specialists is of utmost importance — the letter remains the most significant factor in this and often it is this initial form of contact which may determine the care a patient receives and set the tune of the partnership between the two doctors . |
| 8 | Arts , architecture and literature flourished and set a pattern for the whole of Europe . |
| 9 | In one unbeatable Collection — the starts and sounds that set the whole world rocking ! |
| 10 | I suppose that set a pattern . |
| 11 | ( i.e. From looking at the distribution it is possible to determine that setting a threshold score of 88 ( say ) would remove 30% of the target words from the lattice giving a lattice quality of Q70 ) |
| 12 | Valerie shuddered and set the coffee-pot down on the white wrought-iron table . |
| 13 | It is what we doubt and not how we doubt that sets the market value of doubting . |
| 14 | By the early part of the last century two kinds of hospital had emerged that set the pattern for finance and provision for the next 150 years ( Abel-Smith , 1964 ) . |
| 15 | A pseudo-variable which reads and sets the elapsed time clock . |
| 16 | A 24 character long string pseudo-variable which reads and sets the system clock . |
| 17 | Erm we 'll have to consider our own lifestyles , and erm try and set a good example . |
| 18 | This interest in wage regulation , standardising and setting a floor to wage costs — thereby limiting competitive wage and price-cutting — was especially prevalent in labour-intensive industries where labour costs formed a relatively high proportion of total costs . |
| 19 | I 'll go and set the table . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ As Luke wo n't be back in the office until around three o'clock , and as the party 's at such short notice , I 'd better go and set the ball rolling . ’ |
| 21 | The free play of air around him defined and set the limits of his body in a way that he had completely forgotten . |
| 22 | In Britain , American experience is commonly cited as setting a precedent both for what can be done and for the policy strategies necessary for success . |
| 23 | Analysing the situation helps us to detect the circumstances that need to be heeded when setting an objective that is realistic . |
| 24 | Sam Rankin , ‘ The Dyer ’ for Douglas Reyburn , and Douglas Carlyle , Dye House Supervisor , choose and set the programmes on the computer . |
| 25 | Will you come and set the table for me . |
| 26 | A workshop with one machinist who carefully adjusts and sets the machine up and leaves it that way at the end of the job is not necessarily going to need the heaviest equipment . |
| 27 | But Finnan was true to his word , and there was beer that night to drink when they had beached and set the horses to graze ashore , and lit their fires on the bank . |
| 28 | Sir Harry Hinsley in British Intelligence in the Second World War has summarised the awesome challenge : ‘ Instructions for arranging and setting the wheels could be changed as frequently as every 24 hours ; anyone not knowing the setting was faced with the problem of choosing from one hundred and fifty million , million , million solutions . ’ |
| 29 | Here is a step by step routine to follow when setting an objective for an interaction : |
| 30 | And not having experienced ‘ good enough ’ mothering was suggested as setting a long-term personality of low self-confidence . |