Example sentences of "[prep] set [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using a ‘ time out ’ procedure for managing hitting , biting , and destructive behaviour is an effective way of setting limits for the child . |
| 2 | For his part , he conceived a plan of setting fire to the St Louis off Beachy Head , which would compel the rescuing nation to take his passengers in . |
| 3 | One reason given for the termination at Machynlleth was the risk of setting fire to the wooden Dovey Bridge ! |
| 4 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that nothing is more insulting to women — whether it is said by women or men — than talk of setting targets for the number of women to be in top posts ? |
| 5 | I mean , if somebody was petrified of setting eyes on the youth again , then it would n't do them much good , for him to be sent to make good what damage he 's done to their house , or , |
| 6 | On Feb. 12 the Tadjik Communist Party ( CP ) headquarters was besieged by rioters who succeeded in setting part of the building on fire ; the Tadjik Supreme Soviet Presidium declared a state of emergency and a night-time curfew in Dushanbe ; and , fearing a pogrom , Armenians were reported to be fleeing the city . |
| 7 | The next chapter will discuss financial techniques used in setting criteria for the selection of project proposals to maximize profitability . |
| 8 | Asked for a possible motive in setting fire to the moors , Ken remarked : ‘ There is nothing stranger than human beings ’ . |
| 9 | But it also fulfils a wider social purpose in setting standards for the markets and in discouraging aberrant behaviour . |
| 10 | Data archives also have an important role to play in setting standards for the documenting of machine-readable data . |
| 11 | For Coventry , the issues had become clouded even before setting foot in the Tigers lair . |
| 12 | ‘ Someone 's inside setting fire to the manor . |
| 13 | It is a testimony to the magnificent holdings of the Centre 's Alexander Baykov Library , that much of this research could be done without setting foot outside the University Campus ( or , indeed , outside the Ashley Building ) . |
| 14 | Sutherland also pled not guilty to setting fire to the house , again allegedly with Mr Buckley , some two weeks earlier , on 30 March . |
| 15 | The overlap between Oakeshott and Hayek on the critique of rationalism , for example , sets the scene for setting limits on the ability of government sensibly to re-order society . |
| 16 | There are four just-past-pubescence Puressencers , fronted by nonchalant , sidied-up lead crooner James Mudriczki , and they have the demeanour of sociopathic fourth-formers put in detention for setting fire to the science lab . |
| 17 | Right-wing elements were also believed responsible for setting fire to the home of Juan Pablo Cárdenas , editor of the opposition magazine Análisis , on Nov. 24 , and for other attacks against journalists and the media . |
| 18 | If the deceleration delay is greater than the acceleration delay , deceleration can be initiated by setting POINTER to the appropriate location ( DECEND -COUNT ) in the deceleration table . |
| 19 | With these biases declared , the discussion starts by setting reading into the general theoretical context of the flow of information through an individual 's cognitive processes . |
| 20 | This was a formal process which focused on staff development by setting goals for the coming year . |
| 21 | Raising standards ; by guaranteeing that all pupils get a balanced curriculum which prepares them for adult life ; and by setting objectives over the full range of abilities — via ‘ attainment targets ’ backed up with appropriate assessment arrangements . |