Example sentences of "[adj] set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It would have been easier to set off in the daylight but it was n't possible .
2 As we have seen , some prior harmonization of standards of authorization and supervision will be necessary but , those limited conditions having been met , banks will then be free to set up in other states .
3 As the " beneficial owner " covenants are only implied where there is valuable consideration ( see LPA 1925 , s76(1) ( a ) ) Clause 2 set out in Precedent 1 below should be expressly incorporated in the conveyance if there is no cash payment .
4 Set the temperature to a degree or two higher than that of the maintenance tank and place the female in this set up for a time to associate herself with the layout and hiding places .
5 For the purposes of this judgment it is unnecessary to set out in detail the concerns felt by the local authority about the placement of the four children with the foster mother .
6 The day they were due to set off for France , Shanti had a swathe of her black curly hair bleached and dyed crimson .
7 Railway transition curves are usually related to the velocity cubed — a cubic curve is comparatively easy to set out with a theodolite .
8 One of the polarisations which took place has centred on the question of whether management development should be focused on the provision of specific tools/skills for managers ( a competency model ? ) — or whether it would be more appropriate to set out along a more generic path which emphasised the attitudinal and interpersonal aspects of management .
9 For some assignments with less experienced clients it will be appropriate to set out in detail and at some length the scope of the MAS and KPMG involvement at each stage ; for more experienced clients a shorter approach may be appropriate .
10 For some assignments with less experienced clients it will be appropriate to set out in detail and at some length the scope of the MAS and KPMG involvement at each stage .
11 She loved Simon ; too much to set out with him in that way — two pawns in a combinazione , a deal , even if partly his own .
12 However , Jacques Etienne never forgot his Hebridean origins and in 1826 set off on the long , difficult journey to his father 's home at Howbeg .
13 She has a best of 54.14 set back in 1990 — before the arrival of daughter Aoibhe , now 16 months old — and over the hurdles her best is 59.90 .
14 Anxious not to interrupt Veronica 's Sunday lunch , Loretta waited until three to set off for Hallborough .
15 On a number of occasions , I have been glad to set out for the hon. Member in response to his questions in the House detailed information about the contents of the computer records and how many are held on the system at any one time .
16 According to Dr Richard Earle , director of the IOS , accelerated ageing is most likely to set in between 40 and 50 , with women ageing faster during this decade than men ( an average of eighteen years compared to fifteen ) .
17 Erm I propose that ordinary resolution , resolution three set out in the notice of the meeting to grant authority to the board to exercise the powers of the company to allot ordinary shares er , this is an annual er , event I put the resolution to the meeting , those in favour any against ?
18 It is therefore useful to set out in some detail the position as it was prior to the 1980 Local Government , Planning and Land Act .
19 There is stucco , half-timbering , red brick , gault brick , dormered roofs and parapeted Georgian facades , all set seemingly at random , yet in perfect visual harmony one with another .
20 I had planned to buy a flat with Geraldine but realized that if — no , when — John came back I would rather have a home all set up for him .
21 We were all set up for it in Britain : a Labour government anti-nuclear movement swinging along on borrowed money with Carnaby Street and the Beatles — they were going to bring World Peace all by themselves — fat dumb and happy .
22 ‘ The youth policy is now firmly on the way , and no matter who comes to take charge , it 's all set up for them ’
23 We are all set up for the perfect ending for George to live in peace while Lennie , tended the rabbits , but somehow the author still made it seem impossible as there was always trouble brewing for them .
24 So we are all set up with booze , sex , unrequited love , thoughts of separation , ambiguous sexual status , a grand piano for the singing of old songs and a sniffy Law dispensing trifle with a gimlet stare .
25 ‘ All right , Belinda , I 'll drive you , ’ said David and they all set off across the grass to the dodgem stand .
26 Finely-chiselled features with high cheekbones and a generous mouth , all set off by a cascading mass of beautiful golden hair .
27 We all set off in the car to see a lawyer .
28 That came about because one of the dancers had fallen ill just before they all set out from Cape Town .
29 Even , I 've never seen it all set up at the same time .
30 Had them all set up at one stage .
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