Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under heat and pressure , the powder would melt and both it and the liquid would then set permanently to a hard , insoluble solid nearly immune to decay . |
| 2 | ‘ I would never set out in life to assassinate anybody , but some people have made sure that the mud will stick to me . ’ |
| 3 | She will then set off for Shetland again at 2 am , arriving at 2pm . |
| 4 | ‘ If you 'd prefer to not risk my efforts at the barbecue I can easily set off for home right now . |
| 5 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 6 | And he can safely set down to the Spirit 's guidance anything which brings Jesus into sharper focus . |