Example sentences of "[noun prp] set a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hitchcock sets an innocent woman against Charles Laughton 's squire , a criminal buffoon , and a gang of smugglers , but there is never any real conflict , and the ending is almost comic . |
| 2 | Weald set a formidable target of 239 for 2 in a match restricted to 40 overs . |
| 3 | Last year McCallen crashed out , leaving Robert to win , and Ian Newton to set a new lap record at 115.86 mph — but this time it should be a different story . |
| 4 | He had rung through to the Swan Hotel in Stratford to set a revised time of arrival at 6.15 p.m. ; but by the look of things it was going to be , in Wellington 's words , ‘ a damn close-run thing ’ . |
| 5 | Although speakers mentioned the ‘ enormous potential ’ to boost the economy , only British Telecom set an operational target : investment of up to £20billion over 10 years . |
| 6 | The Light Blues had a half-length lead at the Old Ship but with Gardiner setting an excellent rhythm , and with Davy , Maclennan and Bridge backing magnificently , Oxford were holding on in flat water . |
| 7 | Hamilton sets a hot pace in first round |
| 8 | BANBRIDGE youngster Peter Mulligan set a possible British record when he won the junior gents barebow category in yesterday 's NI Indoor Target Championships at Craigavon Leisure Centre . |
| 9 | SCOT Stephen Hendry set a new tournament record break of 144 in the £180,000 Nescafe Asian Open in Bangkok last night . |
| 10 | Bottom-placed Dundee HSFP set a few hearts pounding with that fine win over Kelso , and another against Gala at Mayfield would really upset the relegation apple-cart . |
| 11 | Mr F R Lees set a political record in 1860 . |
| 12 | Dallas set a glossy , high-powered , ruthless , kill-your-own-mother precedent with its fake grins , fake shoulders and fake breakfast camaraderie ; a great , towering monolith of Hollywood buttocks , all expense spent . |
| 13 | Crossing the Judith Mountains , Poker Joe set a hard pace , and the elderly and wounded silently drifted behind their people . |
| 14 | His partnership of 322 with captain Javed Miandad set a new Pakistan record against England for the fourth wicket . |
| 15 | John Regis set a new British record with 20.54 seconds . |
| 16 | Take the start of last year 's Grand Prix season when Senna set a new record by winning the first four races on the trot . |
| 17 | In the same year Italy set a new higher rate of customs duties just before a scheduled meeting of GATT was due to discuss tariff reductions . |
| 18 | At school , both he and his elder brother ( Robert Victor ) excelled at sports ; in 1919 Eric set a new ( and still unbroken ) school record of 10.2 seconds for the 100 yards . |
| 19 | The Wallingfen court in the Vale of York set an upper limit for animals on the common in 1636 which was way above the actual carrying capacity of the land . |
| 20 | Steve refused to be drawn when Willie Carson set a suicidal pace on Jahafil , but was still far enough ahead of the others to have a winning lead off the final bend . |
| 21 | Both fell to peeler crab on a 1/0 hook to 15 lb line to give Roy a unique double — before Christmas he took a 4 lb 7 oz flounder from the Exe to set a new best for his club 's inner area record . |
| 22 | Instructed on 6th January 1877 to bring the Nez Perce on to the reservation within ‘ a reasonable time ’ , Monteith set an overeager deadline of 1st April . |
| 23 | THE FAST LANE SUPER Sally Gunnell set a scorching pace right from the off in Barcelona last night to clock the quickest 400m hurdles in the world this year . |
| 24 | Clement set a high value on his work , often astonishing customers by his charges . |
| 25 | NICK Price set a new two-round record score of 132 to take a two-stroke lead in the US Players Championship in Ponte Vedra , Florida . |
| 26 | Top seed John Mills set a blistering pace with scores of 221 and 254 to record the highest game and series of the day . |
| 27 | After an early scare when Ken Charlery headed wide from a left-winger corner by Mick Halsall , Middlesbrough set a blistering pace with Ripley the danger man . |
| 28 | Micky McDonald from Ballymena and Antrim won the triple jump with 13.76 with Annadale 's Adam Smith setting a new youths ' record with 13.59 . |
| 29 | With Group I leaders Switzerland setting a stirring pace , defeat for either side in Oporto would compromise their chances of reaching the finals in the United States next year . |
| 30 | Annadale teenager Adam Smith set a new NI youths ' triple jump record with 13.59 metres , but he had to be content with second place , victory going to Ballymena 's Mickey McDonald who jumped 13.76 . |