Example sentences of "[modal v] set [noun sg] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Budgets should set expenditure for principal areas of expense and may with advantage be so specific as to set amounts for individual chemical products and equipment . |
| 2 | Always the message was the same : ‘ Child , I could set fire to green grass , but it would not burn . ’ |
| 3 | If I had my way I 'd set fire to those blasted overalls . ’ |
| 4 | The danger is , once people acquire an appetite for burning buildings down , sooner or later they will set fire to one with someone inside . |
| 5 | That spark can set light to further proposals , ideas and chances in the manager 's mind . |