Example sentences of "to set [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes . |
| 2 | Leave the rabbit to set for a few moments . |
| 3 | That would mean 54 or 55 MPs out of 650 , to set against a proportionate entitlement of 76 or 77 . |
| 4 | Was n't that a dainty dish to set before a queen ( king ) |
| 5 | Lady Diana Cooper ( then in her eighty-eighth year ) who attended the event , said in her inimitable way : ‘ Was n't that a mighty feast to set before a King ! ’ |
| 6 | Three days later , as the sun began to set on a cloudless horizon , we reached the ‘ comforts ’ of the highest permanent army outpost . |
| 7 | Leave to set on a wire rack . |