Example sentences of "[pron] set the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wolves play a similar style , and at times one yearned for someone to set the ball rolling … literally . |
| 2 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 3 | I set the punchcard on lock and proceed as usual , select a group of needles to be used as the motif and push all others back to WP ( needles must be pushed back on every row ) . |
| 4 | I set the stack 's volume so high that it was painful , but with a sound fat and ballsy enough for any rocker . |
| 5 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ I set the price , ’ Dixie says . |
| 7 | I set the card on row 1 and knitted a sample then decided to knit another , this time beginning the pattern at row 2 . |
| 8 | I set the tank up with two gallons of my friend 's water and ten gallons from my other tanks , topped up with new water . |
| 9 | Once I had got to grips with how to work the machine I noticed that the harmoniser in the machine did n't appear to work properly : ie. if I set the interval to a major 3rd , the processor would intermittently switch between a major 3rd and a minor 3rd . |
| 10 | Albert , take Carrie to fetch the goose while I set the table . ’ |
| 11 | I set the table but I forgot about the water . |
| 12 | I set the table . |
| 13 | I wo n't murder you tonight , unless perhaps I set the house on fire . |
| 14 | I set the float two inches shallower , and then lay the rod down while I spend five minutes trickling maggots down the run . |
| 15 | How many shall I set the table for ? |
| 16 | I setting the alarm this year , . |
| 17 | Lexicographers change these values in the course of their work but the system will not allow them to set the status field to a value set initially by the system . |
| 18 | Some of the sound tests were done by a computer and luckily I had access to a computer from my dealer in Bath that enabled me to set the sound up perfectly . |
| 19 | Permit me to set the record straight . |
| 20 | ‘ Gina — I think the time has come for me to set the record straight about Lotta and myself . |
| 21 | The correct angle at which to set the drill is achieved by lining up with a sliding bevel set on the bench beside the drill . |
| 22 | However , it left unchanged at 9.75 per cent the more internationally sensitive Lombard rate , which set the ceiling for money market rates . |
| 23 | Notre Dame in Paris , built 1163–1235 ( 427 ) is one of the early examples which set the character . |
| 24 | Two moments which set the course of the presidential election and which changed the course of American history . |
| 25 | The whole trip was a marvellous experience for us all and there was a terrific spirit amongst the squad , which set the scene nicely for the season ahead . |
| 26 | Brian Harris DFC made a speech which set the scene : |
| 27 | We gain little from minute attention to the manufacturers ' congratulations for our choice of car , or from the swearing-in in court , and , on a first reading of a novel , it may be more important to follow those parts which forward the plot than those which set the scene . |
| 28 | Undoubtedly , it was the great monasteries which set the style , with an importance far beyond their immediate locale ; the priory church of St Pancras in Lewes was far larger than Chichester Cathedral , and its monks major landlords . |
| 29 | Here is what Leonard wrote , which set the shape of his life ( later published in Let Us Compare Mythologies , pp 26 ) : |
| 30 | For example , in the web of agencies which surround the US presidency and make key foreign and defence policy decisions , Domhoff ( 1970 , 1978b ) claims to detect clear evidence of capitalist control over both popular and elite opinion-making agencies , which set the agenda for policy-making . |