Example sentences of "[noun prp] set the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Peter O'Marley set the early pace with a 4 under par 638 . |
| 2 | Andy Roberts set the Caribbean fast bowling conveyor belt in motion . |
| 3 | On 14 October Louis XV himself signed orders instructing Admiral Conflans to set the whole invasion scheme in motion by clearing the way across the Channel . |
| 4 | They rose 10 per cent on 2 August , and also moved up when the UN imposed sanctions , when Iraq refused the UN 's call for withdrawal and when the UN set the 15 january deadline . |
| 5 | Adam set the twelve sherry glasses that were cut in a greek key pattern round their rims in the middle of the moonlight and said he would put them in a box tomorrow and try to sell them in Sudbury to the man who had the antique shop in Gainsborough Street that they had passed . |
| 6 | Some countries are keener on being cleaner than others and it has been left up to the badly affected states of Europe to set the best example . |
| 7 | Riding the PJ O'Kane Yamaha , which he will ride at next month 's TT races in the Isle of Man , Robert averaged 114.84mph , while second placed man McCallen set the fastest lap at 115.44mph . |
| 8 | Beth Shepherd set the two bags down on the kitchen table then went to the garden door and undid the top catch . |
| 9 | Together , IBM and Microsoft set the technical standards that helped fuel the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s : ‘ IBM-compatible ’ hardware and Microsoft 's DOS operating-system software , the basic program needed to run any computer . |
| 10 | Editor , — Is it not time for the BMJ to set the same standards for the drug advertisements it carries as it does for scientific papers ? |
| 11 | So cardinal a quality is this , so clear a mark of a man being filled with the Spirit of Christ , that in the middle of his three chapters on spiritual gifts ( 1 Cor. 12–14 ) , Paul sets the crowning gift of love . |
| 12 | She might have been any age between thirty and sixty and Wexford set the lower limit so low only because of her young children . |
| 13 | Professor Williams believes that the decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria in Morgan sets the correct standard of knowledge . |
| 14 | Hockley set the early pace with a one-over-par aggregate of 151 , three shots clear of Kate Egford , another England international from Kent . |
| 15 | In such ways , Hitler set the vicious tone for discrimination and persecution , providing the touchstone and legitimation for initiatives which largely came from others at various levels of the Party , the State bureaucracy , and not least the SS-SD-Gestapo complex , where the ‘ Jewish Question ’ had a key functional role . |
| 16 | So Jonathan set the running order up and I was really pleased ; I 'm quite proud of it . |
| 17 | The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in Sarajevo on 28 June set the European powers at each other 's throats , and in little over a month Great Britain was at war with Germany . |