Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] set [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The two nuclei — of sperm and ovum — move together and fuse into one nucleus which holds both sets of chromosomes , 46 in all , with two sex chromosomes .
2 The Dutch cabinet has now set in train sale to the public of a majority stake in the state phone company , Koninklijke PTT Telecom Nederland NV , starting next year .
3 This allows both sets of points to be placed in the ice to give more support ( Fig 1 ) .
4 This will not be achieved by promulgating definitions , but by developing research which investigates both sets of phenomena , looking for similarities and differences .
5 Such may possibly have been the motive behind the creation of the muftilik of Cyprus , but the case for the argument seems stronger in isolation than it does when set against the fact that by 979/1571 the creation of such joint muderris/muftiliks appears to have become quite a common practice .
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