Example sentences of "[conj] set to work [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if it were pigeon droppings then it would be a moot point as to whether merely to murmur condolences and hurry on or to set to work with a clean handkerchief . |
| 2 | She found a spanner and set to work on the bike . |
| 3 | I took my make-up out of my bag , leaned close to the mirror and set to work on my face . |
| 4 | Our first winner was Debbie Moseley and when Debbie told the guys at Feature You she would like to do modelling but thought she was n't good enough , they decided to prove her wrong and set to work on a dramatic transformation . |
| 5 | He glanced around , then took a nail file from his pocket and set to work on the padlock . |
| 6 | When they had done her back , they turned her over and set to work on her front . |
| 7 | He became quite carried away as with dexterous strokes he carved a particularly exquisite right breast and set to work on the delicate fluting of the ribs . |
| 8 | As soon as he was satisfied that all was well , he laid back his ears and set to work on the grass . |
| 9 | Minton took him upstairs to his studio , where his portrait of Nevile Wallis was in progress , and set to work on a small canvas . |
| 10 | She sat down and set to work on the files . |
| 11 | I get back to my office and set to work with the phone . |
| 12 | They were the Ostarbeiters , intelligent and educated , and set to work as labourers , made to wear a badge . |
| 13 | Chastened , they donned their protective aprons , and set to work in silence . |
| 14 | It was reminiscent of one of those terrifying cases in which a hospital porter appears in court after donning a white coat , insinuating himself into the operating theatre , and setting to work on an appendix . |