Example sentences of "[noun] set in [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 They are a lovey-dovey couple , much given , for reasons that remain obscure , to roguishly gagging each other with bits of masking tape , but tension sets in with the arrival of Clara 's best friend Lillibet from America .
2 of course , if the vacancy requirements fluctuate as well , as is the case with contractors , a kind of see-saw effect sets in with the recruitment team oscillating between periods of intense activity and chaos on the one hand , and having nothing to do on the other hand .
3 Panic set in on the twelfth day when , after ‘ lifting ’ milk , a lorry picking up the churns stopped , the driver beckoning Harry .
4 Using an Ovation , hardly the most ‘ live ’ guitar in the business , I found that feedback on the undamped D string set in with the gain on 4 and the master volume on 5 , which surprised me .
5 But in 1919 disenchantment set in around the globe .
6 Does the fixity on a particular occasion set in as a purely mental act of knowledge ?
7 The differences set in with the different ways in which boys and girls may typically ( not ‘ must always ’ ) resolve the Oedipus complex .
8 As caries sets in at a weak point in the tooth 's enamel and spreads to rot the whole tooth , so an appeal to the crown could trigger the decay of local autonomy .
9 Institutionalism sets in after a few months , and active people slow down and soon learn not to complain .
10 A profound depression set in at the same time , despite the fact that she knew her bowel symptoms could now be controlled quite easily .
11 Back in Endell Street queasiness set in with the raid 's aftermath yet it blended with a certain sense of excitement .
12 In the title role , Anne Dawson remained passive until error and madness set in near the end ; then she sang with increased energy , and spun her lines with great beauty .
13 At the same time , a gradual decline set in with the advent of freight transportation on the roads .
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