Example sentences of "n't set " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thing , though , the other residents have to ‘ vote you in ’ as it were — it 's just to make sure we do n't set up any violent personality clashes , that 's all . |
| 2 | What is critical is the need to realize that , if one accepts that AC fields are dangerous but inescapable , then one should choose a power line frequency which wo n't set our ions jangling . |
| 3 | But he says , ‘ I do n't set out to evangelize or alert the world . |
| 4 | I 'm certain that he did n't set out to mislead . |
| 5 | The upper age limit for entrants was set at 25 , the lower limit we did n't set . |
| 6 | ‘ It might be reasonable to assume that Mr Goodhaven did n't set the trap himself , to persuade me of his innocence , ’ he said , writing ‘ Henry Goodhaven ’ on the list . |
| 7 | Fresh pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelin which digests gelatine , so the dish wo n't set . |
| 8 | If he moves it at all — the elbow , that is — it wo n't set properly , and he 'll be no good at football , ever . |
| 9 | ‘ If we do n't set him free soon the specialist will take him away . ’ |
| 10 | But I could n't set up an ideal control system . |
| 11 | ‘ So you do n't set much store by the ill feeling around , that evening ? ’ |
| 12 | He does n't set the indexes properly , so it keeps jamming . ’ |
| 13 | From now on , she knew , she could n't set foot wrong . |
| 14 | For example , you should n't set a goal for a 10-minute improvement in the 10K . |
| 15 | She did n't set out to uncover sexual shenanigans . |
| 16 | We never have done because we did n't set a proper date ! ’ says Gedge . |
| 17 | Sometimes the bus did n't set off until nearly four o'clock . |
| 18 | Regarding the Marshall , I criticised the fact that you could n't set it up in a rack with , say , a radio system and leave it rigged , because you 'd have to unplug it every time you used it . |
| 19 | A lot of players go straight for it , and they do n't set it up . |
| 20 | What do people mean when they say , ‘ He wo n't set the Thames on fire ’ ? |
| 21 | But manager Howard Wilkinson 's hopes that Batty would be available to spark a revival at Elland Road were dashed yesterday when the player said : ‘ I ca n't set a comeback date and if things do n't improve soon I 'll have to see a specialist . ’ |
| 22 | The film itself did n't set the world alight , but critics and movie-makers were impressed with the young stars . |
| 23 | ‘ That means Doyle did n't set the second locks . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ She 's twelve years old , nice old girl , good mouth and nice manners which puts her ahead of some women — and she wo n't set you down in the dirt . |
| 25 | Murphy pulled it out but Butler pushed another one in , but did n't set it off . |
| 26 | ‘ You ca n't set targets with injuries , and I 'm not going to start trying now . |
| 27 | I did n't set out to be a sculptor but discovered at college it was much more of a natural thing for me . |
| 28 | ‘ But the real reaction wo n't set in until the money becomes scarce . |
| 29 | Despite the vote in favour of more free-market reform in the referendum , Mr Chernomyrdin continues to say things like , ‘ If we do n't set up barriers to technology purchases from abroad , we will never survive . ’ |
| 30 | Now he finally had one of his own — only one , but all the more precious for that — and he simply could n't set it down . |