Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] set [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was that cold contempt , the same icy disdain with which he was observing her now , which had prompted her to try and set the record straight . |
| 2 | Fernand stopped and set the torch upright on a ledge . |
| 3 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 4 | Editor , — As B W Lloyd and P Barnett emphasise , communication between general practitioners and hospital specialists is of utmost importance — the letter remains the most significant factor in this and often it is this initial form of contact which may determine the care a patient receives and set the tune of the partnership between the two doctors . |
| 5 | Arts , architecture and literature flourished and set a pattern for the whole of Europe . |
| 6 | Valerie shuddered and set the coffee-pot down on the white wrought-iron table . |
| 7 | A 24 character long string pseudo-variable which reads and sets the system clock . |
| 8 | This interest in wage regulation , standardising and setting a floor to wage costs — thereby limiting competitive wage and price-cutting — was especially prevalent in labour-intensive industries where labour costs formed a relatively high proportion of total costs . |
| 9 | ‘ As Luke wo n't be back in the office until around three o'clock , and as the party 's at such short notice , I 'd better go and set the ball rolling . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll go and set the table . ’ |
| 11 | Will you come and set the table for me . |
| 12 | A workshop with one machinist who carefully adjusts and sets the machine up and leaves it that way at the end of the job is not necessarily going to need the heaviest equipment . |