Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] set the " in BNC.
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| 31 | In deciding what we are going to settle for — or in choosing from alternatives — then we might set the priorities and satisfy as many of the most important ones as we can . |
| 32 | I suggested some simple exercises , to be done without knitting on the machine , that showed what effect the tuck and slip controls had on the needles and how we could set the carriages to slip or tuck in one direction and knit in the other . |
| 33 | But we need to decide the level at which we will set the core curriculum , the point at which individual interpretation begins . |
| 34 | And we will set the questions . |
| 35 | At Edinburgh I hope we can set the new membership negotiations in train . |
| 36 | And the provision for the county is well over the allocations in the structure plan already , but the County Council , sent observations to the District Council to say , We 're not going to object to this particular er windfall site coming forward for a hundred and sixty houses , because it 's recycling existing urban land , and in that case we can set the policy to one side . |
| 37 | In fact , he had forced Bett to admit as much , but she had countered by claiming that nevertheless they should set the children a good example . |
| 38 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |
| 39 | We advertised for people who had previous experience so they could set the system up from scratch . |
| 40 | They would set the treatment of children in trouble in Scotland apart from the rest of the United Kingdom . |
| 41 | They are responsible for the long range planning activities of the firm and they will set the overall goals . |
| 42 | I reject the argument put forward both by Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that the Bank of England will suffer no ‘ inconvenience ’ if they have to apply to vary an injunction before they can set the section 39 process in motion ; in most cases they will probably not even know of the existence of an injunction until after the notice is served ; and it is idle to suggest that , once this present case is decided , no similar points to those taken here by the plaintiffs will be raised in future . |
| 43 | It is helpful if trainers have as much information as possible so that they can set the context for trainees at the time of the viewing . |
| 44 | Or it may set the direction of a programme of research , as when the Gestalt psychologists extended their primarily visual concept of ‘ insight ’ into a gestalt ( literally ‘ shape ’ ) from perception to thinking . |
| 45 | If I refuse he 'll set the police on to Garry , and think what that would do to Dana . ’ |
| 46 | It might set the hay alight — and … ’ |
| 47 | It will , sadly , be too late for many young people , whose lives have already been ruined ; but it could set the agenda for future generations who might even get society better organised than we did . |
| 48 | He 'd set the staff straight if there was any nonsense … |
| 49 | He used to set the questions for University Challenge . |
| 50 | He used to set the questions for University Challenge . |
| 51 | He would set the television programmers ' schedule on its head ! |
| 52 | There was no doubt that if it did spread to the nearest stack it would set the whole hayfield alight in a very short time . |
| 53 | ‘ It would set the standards . ’ |
| 54 | This would be the first party since the Christmas and New Year round of celebrations , and it would set the tome and standard for the rest of the year . |
| 55 | In 1976 the government argued that , although it would set the ‘ broad lines of transport policies ’ , local communities would make their own decisions within the context of the national policy . |
| 56 | This will make cutting very much easier , it will set the cut edges completely and all the cut sections will retain their shape . |
| 57 | Chairman , thank , thank you very much indeed erm Chairman , I will in fact and er perhaps if I read that in the first instance I have n't circulated it erm if I read that the first instance it will set the of what I have to say . |
| 58 | ‘ I think in many ways it will set the tone certainly for the coming year and perhaps beyond , ’ she said , adding that it ‘ turns trickle-down economics around 180 degrees . ’ |
| 59 | The recommendation is subject to approval by parliament which is , however , likely to accept the proposal although only it can set the final date . |
| 60 | Direct marketing is more sales oriented ; classical advertising says it can set the scene , build brand awareness , paint the big picture . |