Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] set [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cavalryman , who was called Lord John Rossendale , was staring at the sumptuous decorations in the supper room where the long tables were draped in white linen and thickly set with silver and fine china . |
| 2 | The tables , covered in the finest white linen and already set with bone china and heirloom silver , provided a delightful contrast . |
| 3 | ‘ We have never worked out what the chemistry is , but the audiences liked it and we realised ‘ Hey , we 've got something here ’ and really set to work on it . |
| 4 | In July 1979 she moved into the 50,000 apartment and immediately set to work furnishing the rooms in a warm but simple Habitat style . |
| 5 | The original supplier er withdrew all his guarantees about the performance of the detector , or indeed his commitment to the delivery schedules , shortly after we had er placed the development contract with the consortium and er the consortium recognised that it could not live with that situation and immediately set to work to find an alternative supplier . |
| 6 | She settled everybody round the fire , took them hot drinks , and then set to work on her sweet-hearted retriever with a comb , during which she got her guests into perspective . |
| 7 | Three times last week cars were stolen by reckless drivers and then set on fire . |
| 8 | Yet when one starts to look at the overall picture a little more deeply , will the obvious strengthening of what will be nine single Championship weeks , be anything more than a move which enables the rich to get richer and actually sets into motion what could become a long term contraction , rather than expansion of the sport , especially if the much-needed revival in the world economy takes longer to become bullish than some of the optimists have been forecasting . |
| 9 | By raising the question of the Holy Places the French President not only gained ground at home but also set in train a long-term policy . |