Example sentences of "set [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wily waif , a fallen wire , a forgotten fraud , a hoper of dope , a sick one , a sick one , body full of mucous , skin a-shining with seasonal sweat , legs heavy and still , eyes shutshutshut upon the brink of twilight , that horrible hour neither day nor night , horrible hour whatever will happen , horrible hour do n't set your shoes upon that chalky broken pavement , do n't dare set foot on that broken pavement , or you will die , yes die , stay put , stay put , your eyes shut , eyes shut , your head still , hot and still , try not to shake though your hands are quaking , try not to stir though your feet are sweating , try not to wake though your chest is heaving , please O please God try not to wake … |
| 2 | Leaving aside the imagery , he maintained : ‘ We have set our objectives for this season 's championship as two wins out of four and that remains the realistic target . |
| 3 | And so , if the State sets its claims against those of the family it must be resisted . ’ |
| 4 | For the saddest aspect of such places is the way that they accentuate adversity , setting their inhabitants at each other 's throats like rats in an overcrowded cage . |
| 5 | It is a worthwhile conjecture that many , particularly the young , set their faces against these forms of dissection as a morally enhanced form of squeamishness . |
| 6 | Erm well that base budget is rather higher than we are expecting and the time when , the policy committee set its targets for each of the service committees . |