Example sentences of "[noun] he had set [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He , surprisingly enough , was comparatively sober , which means he was drunk by any ordinary standards , but by the very gauge he had set himself over the years , he might be called a pillar of sobriety — and grumpy with it . |
| 2 | In retirement he had set himself the task of making a replica Tomkin long-case clock . |
| 3 | MR MAJOR said last night that he had only just begun the tasks he had set himself . |
| 4 | Given the very high target he had set himself , he managed to achieve most of his objectives , conveying to the audience the complexity of his subject , and the reasons for its interest . |
| 5 | In addition , although the deputy head was clearly exhausted by the enormity of the task he had set himself , he had found the experience sufficiently valuable to recommend that all teachers should extend their understanding of curriculum evaluation and develop skills in addition to the testing of pupil outcomes . |