Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ An' I must set a good table for the funeral . ’ |
| 2 | Before turning to the precise terms of the statutory provisions I must set the scene by referring to the facts . |
| 3 | First , though , I must set the scene and beg the indulgence of any reader who feels the ground somewhat familiar , as this story begins where another 's ends . |
| 4 | Before we allow him to intrude on to my turf too far , I should set the whole business in its correct credit context . |
| 5 | I might set the tape . |
| 6 | Oh okay I 'll set a little game . |
| 7 | ‘ Now be off , or I 'll set the Romans on ye . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Just stop what you 're doing or I 'll set the police on you . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll set the alarm for seven , ’ she said sensibly . |
| 10 | I could set the man trap at dusk and let the police interview him in the morning . ’ |
| 11 | I could set the wine glasses also , Emil said . |
| 12 | It meant I would n't be perceived as another girl singer — and I could set the look and feel and energy of what I was about . ’ |
| 13 | In this chapter , I shall set the context , by highlighting some of the key features which affected kin relationships in earlier generations . |
| 14 | The light is quite strongly directional , and to avoid excessive variations in contrast within the depth of the scene you should set the light as far back from the subject as possible within the limits of what is acceptable to give a good exposure , each doubling of the distance reducing the brightness of the scene by a factor of four . |
| 15 | Because the service standards are likely to be somewhat lower than in a commercial operation , you might set the rate so that they were 50 per cent ( or even 60 per cent ) of the total . |
| 16 | Do n't leave it on again , you 'll set the house on fire ! |
| 17 | ‘ She 'll set the dogs on you , or call the polis . |
| 18 | While a kettle boiled she could set a table , light a fire , and watch over a cooking breakfast . |
| 19 | Thus , for the question about the slow pace of educational change you could set a paragraph to answer the following questions . |
| 20 | alternatively , you could set the loop variable to a value greater than the limit ( assuming a positive step ) , but in this case the value on exit would be different depending on why the loop was terminated . |
| 21 | ‘ You could set an example , at least . |
| 22 | She would set the table with the best glass and cutlery she could lay her hands on , and her meals always had something a little different about them . |
| 23 | Then you strode in , as the new maths teacher , and you would set the problems on the board and stride around the class getting us all to co-operate in sharing the problems . |
| 24 | You will set the ownership of the directory later ( Section 1.2.1 ) . |
| 25 | to get together and communicate that because it 's set down as target you 've got to do it so you will , you will set the time aside where it 's easy enough |
| 26 | You can set a clear goal : the ability to retell the main elements of the plot . |
| 27 | Incoming material for stock , movements of stock , they can all be done by people on the admin course providing you can set a form up and say , go and do this . |
| 28 | You can set the contemporary pieces in motion yourselves . |
| 29 | With exposure lock , you can set the exposure for the full lighting , and this setting is then unaffected both when the lamps are switched off and also when the tree-lights are switched on , thus giving the lit tree its full dramatic impact . |
| 30 | You can set the delay time to anything between one and sixty minutes . |