Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] set the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My discussion has already set the parameter by the title above and I shall confine myself to these social issues of culture and education . |
| 2 | Mickey Duff , Wharton 's manager , has already set the stage for a sell-out contest with Sheffield 's Fidel Castro ( Slug O'Toole ) , with both Castro 's British title and Wharton 's Commonwealth crown on the line in what would be one of the biggest fights in Yorkshire for many years . |
| 3 | Cram , who has hardly set the world alight this year with just one win in four races during a campaign disrupted by inevitable calf and hamstring trouble , has only flirted with the odd 5,000m race in the past . |
| 4 | A partial ban has n't set the champagne corks popping on either side . |
| 5 | But if Rhodes has n't set the world on fire with his batting , he certainly has with his fielding . |
| 6 | And now his tlvsn apprnce ( his mind sheered off identifying it more fully even to himself ) had finally set the seal on it all . |
| 7 | He had also set the cat among the pigeons on the environmental issue . |
| 8 | And there was double delight for the Irish contingent as Ronnie Smyth 's under-16 squad had earlier set the ball rolling by overturning a 2–0 deficit to beat the Welsh 3–2 , thanks to a Colin Hanna hat-trick of short corner conversions in the last 15 minutes . |
| 9 | In bright afternoon sunshine , Chip Beck , the American Ryder Cup player , forged firmly to the front , overtaking Brad Bryant , who had earlier set the target with a 69 and a total of 136 . |
| 10 | We 've lightly set the fool with gelatine so that it 's not too runny . |
| 11 | This task assumes you have already set the page size to A4 ( see Task 17 ) . |
| 12 | Tap the Down , key twice and the Right , key once each to select ( page ) width : 8.27 ″ , assuming you have already set the page size to A4 ( see Task 17 ) |
| 13 | We have n't set the world alight , but we have seen a selection of the many kinds of birds and animals which choose to make Shetland their home . |
| 14 | We have therefore set the starting time at 7.15 pm . |