Example sentences of "[adv] set [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked as if he was all set to strangle the forty-four-year-old assistant bank manager . |
| 2 | That was enough for Huberts to be able to fulfil his promise and Zeelenberg was all set to start the 1990 season as a full factory rider . |
| 3 | Although broadcasters may feel that RDS is user-friendly the consumer-industry is only gradually responding to the growing dislike of over-complex and often confusing controls ; c.f. video recorders easily set to record the wrong programme on the wrong channel at the wrong time , and teletext units that remain under-used . |
| 4 | With China already set to become the biggest telecommunications market in the world , a new network could signal an unprecedented bout of order opportunities for foreign companies . |
| 5 | George Raft , originally set to take the non-speaking title role , turned down the offer before shooting , reportedly because of ill health , and was replaced by Cesar Romero , in what was barely a cameo . |