Example sentences of "[adv] set [pron] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He won enough to set himself up in his own business , so if you see a ‘ Terimon Cafe ’ on the outskirts of London you 'll know how it got the name . ’ |
| 2 | A partial answer for the failure of that explanation is provided here , by looking at the characteristics of the Nottinghamshire mining communities which apparently set them apart from those of their neighbours further north . |
| 3 | Of how a man might contrive to open a cylinder of phetam , and perhaps set us up as a God-King himself , on a more salubrious world … |
| 4 | Millions Of Honey opened Saturday night with a sparky set of robust , melodic guitar songs that have toughened and matured over the last year of line-up shuffles , and should justly set them up for a spot of national service . |
| 5 | Early last week the Sun apologised for saying he had never had a real job , but in truth a four-year stint as a tutor organiser in industrial and trade unions at the Workers ' Educational Association 25 years ago does not exactly set him up for a glittering new career . |
| 6 | Eminent and learned the judge may be , but he can not set himself up as God over all football . |
| 7 | But if we are going to accuse them of this then we had better also accuse them of inventing the doctrine of the Trinity , for although the New Testament provides evidence for such a cardinal Christian belief it does not set it out in a clear or distinct fashion . |
| 8 | We do not understand it , they say , by which they seem to mean that we can not set it out in everyday words ( though actually one can go some way towards doing so , as I tried to do in Chapter V of The particle Play ) . |
| 9 | If you have got any sense , a lump sum of 400k can easily set you up for life . |
| 10 | ‘ When it 's time to sleep , why not set her here on the chair to watch over you ? ’ |
| 11 | I 'm not setting myself up as a model for anyone . |
| 12 | Yet in everyday dress he was noted for the simplicity of his clothing , and for not setting himself apart from his nobles in appearance . |
| 13 | Neville Southall 's talent has always set him apart from most of his rivals . |
| 14 | She was aware that , even standing there , rolling up the sleeves above his tanned , muscular arms as he pondered the problem before him , Ross still possessed that sinister stillness , the iron self-control that had always set him apart from any one else she had ever known . |
| 15 | Er a few sentences saying erm th q I y'know define your terms , talk about how you 're gon na answer the questions , just an introductory paragraph and that usually sets it up to how you 're gon na answer it . |
| 16 | ‘ A burst knee muscle also set me back by about three weeks , ’ he said , adding that the Fiji match would be an ideal opportunity to blood another flanker in front of a home crowd . |
| 17 | they probably enjoyed it , cos they probably setting it up on the market stalls up there and there afford it . |
| 18 | His voracious and informed interest in the arts , not only ballet but plays , books , music , painting , also set him apart from most of the other students . |
| 19 | Oh yes , I was assuming that erm a I do , I did n't really set it out as a formal agenda just as a |
| 20 | The three things which really set us up for John 's arrival . |
| 21 | ‘ I wo n't set her up in another trap . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | In practice , many species are recognized by having some peculiarity of shape , behaviour , plumage , colour and so on , that reliably set them apart from all other similar species . |
| 25 | I mean , you have n't set anything aside for your old age . ’ |
| 26 | Some of Star 's customers in the world of accountancy have even set themselves up as dealers . |
| 27 | Yeah I know , but there has ai n't there , you know but I say that and I live in an area where there 's not a neighbourhood watch scheme and I ai n't setting one up to until I retire |
| 28 | The Collector watched with admiration as Lucy 's deft fingers dipped a cartridge up to the shoulder in the grease and then set it neatly in a row with the others she had made . |
| 29 | Jackson made his final attempt with the tea , then set it down with a grimace of distaste . |
| 30 | Since this issue of the NI is devoted to language we thought we might join them for once , but give our own particular slant and maybe set you off in a different direction . |