Example sentences of "set she [prep] " in BNC.

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1 As she entered the most dynamic period of her career , Kylie took stock of the success — and tried to analyse the curious chemistry of the TV series that set her on the road to it .
2 ‘ It was me that set her on fire ! ’
3 Quick as a flash , Baba Yaga 's daughter turned her visitor into a needle , stuck her into the birch-broom , and set her on one side .
4 He swung her round and set her on her feet , looking at her as might a desert traveller who had just found water .
5 She struggled furiously , but it was little use , and at the top of the steps he set her on her feet .
6 He set her on her feet , and said in a voice which she hardly recognised , ‘ You will go immediately to the kitchen , McAllister , to await further instructions , but only after you have apologised to Mrs Darrell , at once ! ’
7 As he set her on the floor again , Kirsty turned to Shiona .
8 He set her on her feet without a word and steadied her while she manoeuvred the crutch into position .
9 Leonora digested this peace of news with mixed feelings as he set her on her feet .
10 He set her on her feet , then tidied the bed .
11 He set her on her feet suddenly , his eyes like blue flames in his taut face .
12 So she let in Vasilissa , set her by the fire , and gave her food .
13 Then slowly he set her from him .
14 When abruptly he lifted his head and set her from him , dazed and disorientated , she staggered a little before regaining her balance .
15 Giggling — even her mother ! — they undressed her to her shift and set her in the bed , uncomfortably decorated with fruit and sheaves of barley , to await her husband .
16 But how naughty of you to pluck her and set her in a vase that only you see !
17 Her hard work and determination set her in good stead for the confrontation she had had with the Johnson representative , Albert Buller .
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