Example sentences of "[pers pn] set the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having heard all the horror stories about being nicked for speeding in the US , I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of the traffic was travelling at about 70mph , so I set the cruise control at around that speed and tried not to look conspicuous . |
| 2 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 3 | Lexicographers change these values in the course of their work but the system will not allow them to set the status field to a value set initially by the system . |
| 4 | Threshold is the most important , allowing you to set the signal level . |
| 5 | How , how do you set the comma format ? |
| 6 | The garter carriage can be used to knit a ribbed welt , but always remember that if you set the garter carriage to knit a 24 row welt and then leave it , that is all it will achieve . |
| 7 | You set the fire alarm off see ! |
| 8 | Everyone 's copy of Windows is likely to be slightly different ; we set the cursor blink speed to different rates , use different wallpaper , printers and so on . |
| 9 | Stopping the scarlet screamer on the apron we set the park brake despite a handbook note not to do so after a sortie , since this only applies to heavy-footed Gauls in hot countries . |
| 10 | ‘ Just for fun we set the computer route-finder for home after the cinema . ’ |
| 11 | After that we set the dining table and served the lunch we had brought . |
| 12 | They set the poll tax for 199293 at £339.22 . |
| 13 | It will also help him set the stock level for each item , so that he has sufficient stock , but not too much . |
| 14 | He set the hotel alarm clock touched . |
| 15 | Looping a line over the crosstrees , he set the storm jib , sheeting it out to port in hope of putting the greater strain on the starboard stays . |
| 16 | He set the car alarm , and went up to the door . |
| 17 | He set the wine box on the white mantelpiece , held the fresh glass beneath the little tap , and filled the container almost to the brim . |
| 18 | ‘ He set the children targets every day . |
| 19 | He set the canvas bag down and walked around it , changing his grip to put the weight on his other side for a while . |
| 20 | He set the hammer action and drove the bit in between two shiny bolts . |
| 21 | Normally , one is rather relieved to see the opposition bringing the ball back inside but at Rubislaw it set the alarm bells clanging . |