Example sentences of "[det] [noun] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bear in mind the way each technique sets the body up in a different way . |
| 2 | I propose that honourable members of this council er would not wish to be associated with such a disgraceful campaign to oust councillor , even if he does have strongly held views and I would like to give councillor as chairman of the environment committee , this opportunity to set the record straight on that point . |
| 3 | Last night , he gave himself another opportunity to set the record straight with a gutsy 9–7 win against Scotland 's Alan McManus . |
| 4 | This Act set the date in the summer term after which children aged 16 are no longer required to attend school . |
| 5 | The failure of this initiative set the firm back somewhat and it may find it difficult to recover . |
| 6 | You use this procedure to set the time , date , size of floppy drives A and B ( if fitted ) and the type of monitor or ‘ primary display ’ . |
| 7 | The portrait of Boyd Fortin was the first in Avedon 's project and in some ways set the tone and style of what was to come , linking the Western portraits to previous preoccupations . |
| 8 | Many of the papers in this volume set the human agent within a cosmology , a total moral universe of meaning . |
| 9 | In fact , Albany and Schwartz tell us , the Davy lamp enabled the managers of the mines to extend operations into seams with dangerous atmospheres , so when accidents did occur , the chances of being killed were far higher , This example sets the tone of the remainder of the book , which discusses more topical issues in science and how they are manipulated to serve one vested interest or another . |
| 10 | This incident set the pattern for my relationship with Frank Dick over the ensuing seven years . |
| 11 | This book set the pattern for over forty similar historical romances , the most successful of which were The Sea Hawk ( 1915 ) , Scaramouche ( 1921 ) , and Captain Blood ( 1922 ) . |
| 12 | Because such houses set the standard , those who write upon architecture in the eighteenth century and Regency invariably regard houses of moderate size for more limited means as a scaling down of the houses of the great . |
| 13 | Based on the most serious accident which it was realistically supposed could occur , these plans set the limit of expected evacuation of people living round the Hinkley Point site at just over two miles . |
| 14 | On the other hand , if theorists adopt a particular conception , then they should look at the way that contemporary social representations have developed their particular qualities through argument and how , in turn , these representations set the agenda for further argumentation . |
| 15 | These ceremonies set the Church 's seal on the election , symbolized that the king was God ‘ s choice as well as man 's , and that he was set apart for the work . |
| 16 | That morning set the pattern for our love-making . |
| 17 | That victory set the Swede up for a seemingly difficult task against the 6th seed Wheaton , who had beaten Edberg 's former doubles partner Anders Jarryd , in the other semi-final , 6–3 , 6–4 . |
| 18 | He used to stick the stake in the hurdles and up over your back and the next pound , but the trouble was that you know what that slippery , just what 's left of the swede in the ground , when the stubble 's trodden in the mud , well the mud and the rain and you 've got to carry those , your stakes in the other hand and you 've got to get over those hurdles to set the pack . |
| 19 | He would n't have carried out those threats to set the press on her . |
| 20 | knowing the acceptable upper and lower limits for a settlement : before starting any negotiations set the maximum and minimum limits which are acceptable . |
| 21 | But , people , both like the Royal Family , do be er , veterans of debauchery , and at the same time setting the highest standards . |
| 22 | If you were n't blackmailing me with that threat to set the press on me , then I 'd be out of that door in half a second flat ! ’ |