Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use the /Graph command and set the X data series to D2 … |
| 2 | The first — after some centuries of script-writing and setting the scene — began in June 1991 with a ten-day war in Slovenia . |
| 3 | He took a sip of tea and set the cup aside . |
| 4 | He drank the last of his tea and set the cup and saucer down carefully on the side table . |
| 5 | If the person sorting out complaints for consumers is also the person regulating the industry and setting the prices , he is in a much stronger position . |
| 6 | It would be up to God to wind up the clockwork and set the universe going in any way He wanted . |
| 7 | A little breeze came in through the open window and set the hanging light swinging , so that her face was now shadowed , now glistening pale in the electric glare . |
| 8 | At an earlier meeting , in Turnberry ( Scotland ) on June 7-8 , the North Atlantic Council ( of NATO Foreign Ministers ) had announced outline proposals for improving co-operation with the Warsaw Pact and set the agenda for the forthcoming summit . |
| 9 | Moments later , as Lake Balkhash slipped away below him , Vologsky made a minor adjustment and set the Foxbat on a course which would take it directly over the home missile bases at Alma-Ata . |
| 10 | On Aug. 25 , after a football match , right-wing extremists stormed the home and set the ground floor ablaze . |
| 11 | His face still creased in amusement , he turned on the engine and set the de-mister working . |
| 12 | They held the bat like a pen and set the game spinning in weird and wonderful ways . |
| 13 | Lucenzo paused , frowned at the baroque timepiece on the desk and set the clock by his Rolex . |
| 14 | Fei Yen had dressed quite simply , in a peach ch'i p'ao , over which she wore a long embroidered cloak of white silk , decorated with stylised bamboo leaves of blue and green and edged in a soft pink brocade that matched the tiny pink ribbons in her hair and set the whole thing off quite perfectly . |
| 15 | Restring the guitar and set the desired action height , checking the intonation and string alignment ; a certain amount of alignment correction is allowed by moving the neck laterally ( slacken the four neck bolts slightly , move neck , retighten bolts ) . |
| 16 | It 's true that no one came in , but I think someone must have lifted the latch and set the door ajar , and then after all drawn back and closed it again , hearing the voices within and not wanting to interrupt . |
| 17 | He covered her with a blanket and set the alarm clock to ring in an hour , wrapping it in a towel . |
| 18 | Under such circumstances , the golden rule to maximize social welfare is to equalize the marginal utility from income and set the pattern of income distribution to conform to this . |
| 19 | Leaving her chair , she went to the kitchen and set the kettle to boil for a warm drink , while her thoughts drifted back to what had started her on the trail of looking back . |
| 20 | Wealthy friends who still held him in high regard as a man , raised money and set the family up in a 500 acre property which they arranged in the names of Mrs. Piper and the children . |
| 21 | This function obtains a pixel count of any such material seen in the strip and sets the return value accordingly . |
| 22 | Except of course … ’ she broke off to toss back the rest of the whisky and set the tumbler down on Hugo 's desk , ‘ except of course that I do n't suppose I shall be here long enough to make the adjustment . ’ |
| 23 | The Chairman set the scene by immediately putting the College staff at ease and set the tone of the meeting as friendly , efficient , and business like . |
| 24 | Entering Biarritz by the coast road like this , you end by driving along the Avenue Édouard VII , which leads down into the centre of the town and sets the tone for a resort that was for a while Europe 's princeliest . |
| 25 | Indeed , to anticipate a little , in sixty-seven of the eighty-two cases which I observed and recorded the client announced his need and set the objective for the solicitor . |
| 26 | ‘ The rights issue will substantially increase our ability to fund recovery and to set the Group on course for long-term growth . |
| 27 | Erm , the matter was debated very clearly er at the last meeting and set the scene er quite clearly so erm we welcome the conclusion and erm I hope go ahead |
| 28 | There is much still to discover , but Cable has laid the groundwork and set the agenda for future work in this developing field . |
| 29 | Li Shai Tung finished his business and set the comset down , smiling at Tsu Ma , then at his daughter-in-law , greeting them wordlessly . |
| 30 | He advanced into the room and set the candle down on a desk . |