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

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31 She hustled Victorine and Madeleine from the kitchen , then tied on an apron and set to .
32 With no waste of time all the equipment was installed and set to work .
33 Chastened , they donned their protective aprons , and set to work in silence .
34 While fitzAlan hefted the grey 's hoof and set to work , she glanced about , absently patting Chalon 's velvety muzzle .
35 The person in charge of product development decided to carry out all the modifications simultaneously ( although not forced to by LIFESPAN ) , made a senior programmer the user associated with the DCs and instructed him to activate the DCs on the main package and set to work .
36 I get back to my office and set to work with the phone .
37 Sir John grinned his thanks , took his own pewter spoon from his wallet , drew his dagger and set to as if he had n't eaten for days .
38 They bought a set of plans , hired space at a boat builders ' yard and set to work .
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