Example sentences of "[adv] set [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once they are in place , you can have the shingle delivered — it can be dumped directly on to a drive site from the road , but you 'll need to barrow it to remote garden paths , so set planks on the lawn if you have to run across it . |
| 2 | Of course , I 've only set eyes on him a couple of times . ’ |
| 3 | Last year , at the age of 54 , the great fell-runner Joss Naylor ran from Pooley Bridge to Wasdale , only setting foot on tarmac as he crossed Kirkstone Pass and Dunmail Raise — a total distance of 47 miles with 16,200ft of ascent . |
| 4 | ‘ THIS is the place , ’ said Brigham Young as his wandering , persecuted tribe of Mormons finally set eyes on the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch mountains rising in fairyland fantasy before the rising sun . |
| 5 | He 'd scarcely set eyes on him since the night they 'd had dinner together at the house in Westwood . |
| 6 | you ever set eyes on me . ’ |
| 7 | The Witch King of Naggaroth once more set foot on the land from where he 'd so long ago been driven . |
| 8 | ‘ And that was the first time ye 'd ever set eyes on him ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ And let's pray this is the last time I need ever set eyes on you ! ’ |
| 10 | I will dwell in the frigid lands with my bride , and no man shall ever set eyes on us again ! ’ |
| 11 | She only worked at Pembroke Lodge for four weeks and I hardly set eyes on her . |
| 12 | Having hardly set foot on American soil , and with out a second thought , he boarded the next liner and sailed back . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm trying to recall if I 've ever set eyes on her ; I 've a vague memory of a plump wee lass at a cousin 's wedding three or four years back . |
| 14 | Neither , it seems , has the population ever set eyes on an American . |
| 15 | According to them , not a quarter of the people in that house have ever set eyes on Mr. Keller . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't think I 've ever set eyes on her , ’ said Jack . |
| 17 | No sea that Marion had ever set eyes on was that particular shade of transparent , light-filled turquoise . |
| 18 | Few here had ever set eyes on the man they were mourning , but they saw in his act the ultimate sacrifice for their dream of independence . |
| 19 | It is strange to relate that this short stretch of water should be such a barrier but the hills of Wouldham and village are as foreign to some people of Halling as any parts of the world and in fact there are some who travel all over the country and to some places abroad , but have lived all their lives in the village without ever setting foot on the further banks of the river . |
| 20 | The N-Sure team can achieve wheat yield improvements worth £10/15 per acre to the farmer — without ever setting foot on his farm . |
| 21 | She 'd distrusted him from afar , for some time , even before leaving London , before ever setting eyes on him . |
| 22 | Class of Year Three children The " Keeper " is a guard who has been blinded to stop him ever setting eyes on the magic jewels . |
| 23 | Frankly , she could survive in great happiness for a very long time without ever setting eyes on him again . |
| 24 | Essex avenge Norfolk rout and now set sights on title |
| 25 | Chris decided he wanted to marry 32-year-old Heather before he even set eyes on her . |
| 26 | Sybil had never even set eyes on Rodney so they could n't possibly suspect him of her murder , now could they ? |
| 27 | The couple fell in love before they had even set eyes on each other during a six-month long distance courtship . |
| 28 | The only reference point to give us a sense of our height was the tiny boat on the beach beneath us , with the two fishermen , who had not only declined to follow us up the crater , but also expressed an urgent desire to avoid even setting foot on shore . |
| 29 | Ronni had barely set eyes on Guido for days . |
| 30 | In fact , when he does eventually get out of gaol I intend to make sure he never again sets foot on any boat or property owned by my companies . ’ |