Example sentences of "[verb] set the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says she does n't really want to earn money from the revelations but simply wants to set the story of the Yorks ' marriage straight . |
| 2 | Such delays do not help the plaintiff who wants to set the record straight , but they are equally unpleasant for defendants , who face escalating costs and witness difficulties . |
| 3 | This is why it has to set the stage by exploiting your reactions and using your fear . |
| 4 | But first he has to set the number co-ordinates on his Scope before he can fire at any object . |
| 5 | As a contest it was neither designed to set the pulses racing nor win converts . |
| 6 | Branagh 's version retains a Chorus — Derek Jacobi in voice-over or in twentieth-century mufti ( greatcoat and scarf ) , sometimes even sharing the frame with the action — though arguably the camera can be trusted to set the scene unaided . |
| 7 | Thus while most of the blues-derived techniques I have mentioned appear to set the music in opposition to mainstream musical language ( including that of many contemporary pop songs ) , they are developed in such a way as to lay stress on individualistic virtuosity and personal expression , achieved through ‘ professional ’ mastery of instrumental technique ; and this could be seen as at least compatible with the traditions of bourgeois art . |
| 8 | As she bade me goodbye and began to walk down the drive , she used her left leg while walking to set the distaff twirling . |
| 9 | And to try to set the blame on Hector ! ’ |
| 10 | Petrol bombs were used to try to set the place alight . |
| 11 | It makes no sense , for example , to try to set the file pointer with PTR# . |
| 12 | Ah well you see that 's what I 'm talking about as well , Napier are saying if your guys want to set the exams fine but we did in fact in the last exam paper find a fundamental flaw . |
| 13 | I want to set the record straight . |
| 14 | I want to set the record straight . |
| 15 | According to Computerworld , it has said that at the next APPN Implementors ' Workshop , set for this week , it will seek input from other vendors on how to set priorities for future enhancements , and it has set the price for reverse engineering the code at $25,000 , a lower figure than many had predicted . |
| 16 | ‘ Sonny has set the date for next year , ’ Bull O'Malley said . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , however , plastic recycling is little practised in this country although Tesco has set the ball rolling with a limited scheme . |
| 18 | More 's eloquence has set the tone for much historical writing on the subject , but while one should not deny that enclosures created a good deal of suffering , one should also remember that More was exaggerating his points for the sake of effect . |
| 19 | ‘ Although the government has set the Benefits Agency targets for the recovery of overpaid benefits , there are no targets for improving benefit take-up . |
| 20 | For the most part , Hollywood has set the agenda . |
| 21 | What has set the United States ' pulse racing is a realisation that it is no longer the most prosperous of the three , but lies second to Japan ( and Europe , if ever its internal bickering stops , could easily push the US into third place ) . |
| 22 | Middlesbrough Council has set the £353 bill based on a £21.6m budget . |
| 23 | RUSSELL ATHLETIC HAS SET THE PACE IN CLASSIC AMERICAN SPORTSWEAR SINCE 1902 . |
| 24 | WALL Street moved further into record-breaking territory yesterday , continuing a recent run which has set the scene for sharp rallies in Tokyo and Hong Kong . |
| 25 | Together with designer Juliet Watkinson , however , he has set the comedy in what he says is a recognizably modern world , 1992 or ‘ it could be 1995 . |
| 26 | Where management has set the framework for efficient cleaning and supervision is adequate faults will rarely arise . |
| 27 | Each has set the archivist and potential historian technical , organizational , and intellectual problems of increasing complexity . |
| 28 | ‘ For the ‘ thick-ear ’ has set the standard ’ , said HD ; confronted with the screen , ‘ mind in some way neatly obliterates itself ’ , argued Kenneth Macpherson , and Walter Kron identified ‘ an absence of taste , conscience , courage and character ’ . |
| 29 | She said : ‘ It has set the standard throughout all the installations . |
| 30 | A soft November swell has set the tables rattling metallically at one another across the bar . |