Example sentences of "[pron] set [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set limits by saying that the farmer only had straight and right-angled brackets with which to join the fences . |
| 2 | I set traps for you , and you seemed to fall into them — that is , you reacted as I longed for you to react , but you were n't supposed to react at all because you were n't supposed to feel anything for me ! |
| 3 | I fell madly in love with this area of Scotland the first time I set eyes on it , and subsequently crawled all over it for years , marvelling at how many caves Bonnie Prince Charlie managed to occupy in his escape from the Redcoats . |
| 4 | ‘ From the moment I set eyes on you I have n't been able to think of anything else . |
| 5 | From the first moment I set eyes on Frankenstein , at the hotel in Sècheron , I had the impression of a man with a burdensome secret . |
| 6 | You were mine — I knew that as soon as I set eyes on you . |
| 7 | But as soon as I set eyes on you all rational thought deserted me . |
| 8 | ‘ I wanted her the minute I set eyes on her . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Would it be easier to accept help , Fran , if I set terms of payment ? |
| 10 | Do I set lawyers on my supplier or is there an explanation ? |
| 11 | Council tenants also receive an indirect subsidy as a result of the central government grants to local authorities for housing which enable them to set rents below the level that would otherwise have been needed . |
| 12 | By the late 1950s the breed was again in decline and part of the blame could be put on the 1949 Agricultural Act , which set guidelines for bull licensing and required bulls ' dams to have high recorded milk yields . |
| 13 | The SQL Access Group has published its first three specifications , which set guidelines for database interoperability and communication , after more than three years in development ( CI No 2,148 ) . |
| 14 | On Nov. 23 the Italian Prime Minister , Giulio Andreotti , then president of the European Communities ( EC ) , and the Canadian Prime Minister , Brian Mulroney , signed a declaration in Rome which set relations between the two parties on a quasi-treaty footing providing for regular summit meetings and top-level ministerial consultations . |
| 15 | The European Community 's environment commissioner , Carlo Ripa di Meana , has threatened to take the British government to court for failing to comply with the EC 's drinking water directive , which sets limits on levels of toxic and microbiological pollution . |
| 16 | No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary . |
| 17 | It can bring mental and physical relaxation and can help you set goals for other races , rationally deciding what is possible . |
| 18 | The seas in this area have since the mid 1970s supported many commercial fishermen who set nets around the coast to supply the local fish and chip trade . |
| 19 | It is vital that you set limits for the amount of money that you will deposit with each bank . |
| 20 | ‘ You set standards for yourself that a paragon could only reach for . |
| 21 | ‘ At least she is n't going to throw another wobbly the second she sets eyes on you … but she 's not going to like the idea of leaving tomorrow . ’ |
| 22 | They need a person who sets standards of competence and integrity to be aimed at . |
| 23 | ‘ Why she seemed to dislike me the moment she set eyes on me . |
| 24 | Eachuin Odhar and his grandson spent much effort on dodging her , for whenever she set eyes on them she tried new tunics on them . |
| 25 | Nutty 's eyes gleamed when she set eyes on the professional Sergeant Potter with four pistols in boxes and a load of shot and a thick wad of targets . |
| 26 | She had known when she set eyes on them that they were nothing to do with the Smoke and nothing to do with the expedition that was preparing . |
| 27 | She seemed to have taken to the Foundling child the moment she set eyes on her , and there was no doubt in Betty 's mind that Corrie was the sole reason for her being offered the work . |
| 28 | She had loved Connor from the day she set eyes on him ; and he loved her too , though as long as she was his brother 's wife , he would never admit it . |
| 29 | As soon as she set eyes on Giles Carnaby again she knew that whatever it was it was not a case of cure ; her heart thumped , she felt unstable . |
| 30 | The minute she set eyes on him , she seemed to take leave of her senses — and he 's been playing up to her the whole time . |