Example sentences of "[pers pn] set down the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I set down the watering can and start for the vegetable plot . |
2 | On the way back , I set down the grassbox , unplug the sprinkler and coil the hosepipe ( which Pa , being always so busy , has obviously forgotten ) in even circles around my hand and elbow , then go to the shed and lay it carefully over the two dowelling pegs . |
3 | She set down the tray and scampered off . |
4 | ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , as she set down the tray between them , ‘ do you always go into the office on Saturdays ? |
5 | Well I have to admit , with our group , the first ten minutes or was a little bit disorganised because I felt we , I came in , we set down the objects , I felt we did that well , and we were clear of the timescale from the very beginning . |
6 | He sets down the Kitchens ' salami-free , chicken-free , beef-free , pastrami-free , rib-free order , with a characteristic ‘ Enjoy ! ’ and then sits down with them at their table and lights up a cigarette . |
7 | ‘ So I was informed , ’ Rohan Saint Yves said grimly , as he set down the tray . |
8 | He set down the plate and taking a piece of newspaper out of his pocket wrapped the fat up and put it in his pocket . |