Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [pers pn] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd got word of these outlaws passing through the woods , though they never came near the villages , and then this master-carpenter and his fellow came back to us and told us what had befallen them , and we did what we could for them to set them on their way back to Shrewsbury . |
| 2 | You set it on the way back . ’ |
| 3 | She set it on the table , avoiding his stare , and made as if to leave , but stopped before she reached the door and looked in his eyes . |
| 4 | She set it on the bench and raised hammer and chisel . |
| 5 | She struggled furiously , but it was little use , and at the top of the steps he set her on her feet . |
| 6 | He set her on her feet , and said in a voice which she hardly recognised , ‘ You will go immediately to the kitchen , McAllister , to await further instructions , but only after you have apologised to Mrs Darrell , at once ! ’ |
| 7 | As he set her on the floor again , Kirsty turned to Shiona . |
| 8 | He set her on her feet without a word and steadied her while she manoeuvred the crutch into position . |
| 9 | Leonora digested this peace of news with mixed feelings as he set her on her feet . |
| 10 | He set her on her feet , then tidied the bed . |
| 11 | He set her on her feet suddenly , his eyes like blue flames in his taut face . |
| 12 | He set me on my feet . |
| 13 | ‘ And he set us on a new track as far as putting human rights violations in a political context was concerned . |
| 14 | Smoothly , he set it on the table , then resumed his seat . |
| 15 | ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire . |