Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] set [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1967 to 1979 , tuna catch quotas set by the Commission were approved by the IATTC countries . |
| 2 | The sky above the glittering slate roofs was as blue as the curious lilies which had just begun to come out under the dining-room window , trumpet flowers set like the seed-head of a dandelion but as blue as — the sky . |
| 3 | According to the study , some of the readings exceed levels set by the National Radiological Protection Board for environmental contamination . |
| 4 | Leave onion sets until the end of March or early April when the soil should be warmer . |
| 5 | Some firms that make TV sets like the idea of the tree and branch system because it means that profitable electronics must be built into the receivers which they sell . |