Example sentences of "[noun sg] and set they [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took the two gifts from her handbag and set them on the table . |
| 2 | As Maggie took the things from the tray and set them on the table she said , ‘ I know what you 're thinking : we 're slightly barmy . ’ |
| 3 | We treat older people as a group and set them at the margins of society . |
| 4 | Franco pulled glasses two at a time from the sink and set them on the tiny draining board . |
| 5 | Jenny came in with some flowers from the garden which she set in small posy bowls down the centre and James took the pink lustre candlesticks from the mantelpiece and set them among the flowers . |