Example sentences of "setting them [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I see myself sprawled in a chair , setting them at ease in a trice , and passing on the acquired wisdom of my life . |
| 2 | Moreover , it will not be long before common-or-garden programs can vary the weight and shape of letters instantaneously , as well as setting them on the page . |
| 3 | The gardener , an honest youth of little imagination who was by now enchanted by the whole affair , remembered that the taste of strawberries was improved by setting them on a cabbage leaf , and strode down to the brassica beds to cut a broad green plate for the feast . |
| 4 | All the occupants of Teignmouth had fled as the French came ashore and the 500 horse militia which assembled on Haldon [ or Halden ] Hill , some two miles [ 3.2 km ] behind Teignmouth , simply watched as the invaders tore down the thatch from the cottages before setting them on fire . |
| 5 | She picked it up and set it on her knee , then began taking out the yellow and black wooden pieces and setting them on the board . |
| 6 | We discussed the idea of Jean-Claude setting them to piano accompaniment . |
| 7 | By setting them to different scales harmonic progressions which would be unplayable on a single harp are made possible . |
| 8 | By making crowns of the most precious metal , gold ( and in the case of that made for Queen Alexandra platinum ) , and setting them with the most resplendent stones available , a combination of the most precious substances proclaimed the supremacy of the state and its titular head . |
| 9 | In contrast to Van Helmont 's confusion of the two books , Boyle distinguished them but without setting them in opposition . |
| 10 | In England , Wales and Northern Ireland , the government , while unifying some of these ( see below : Business and Technician Education Council ; Joint Board for Pre-vocational Education ) , plans to preserve much of the existing range and variety of qualifications , though setting them in a more coherent and intelligible framework ( see below : National Council for Vocational Qualifications ) . |
| 11 | However , other activities are useful , well-designed and clearly related to the textual information , and there is a recurring insistence that learners try to evaluate the processes they are using as well as setting them in action as a means to an end . |
| 12 | Once this extensive consultation process was over the government circulated amended versions of the draft statutory instruments for a second more limited round before setting them in their final form . |