Example sentences of "set [pers pn] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is prudent , however , to set it on a level plinth , and in the case of a fountain assembly it is vital that the jet unit be just above the maximum water level . |
| 2 | It is always possible that some ingenious modification of its protective belt will lead to some spectacular discovery that will bring the programme to life again and set it on a progressive phase . |
| 3 | He can console himself with a winter passage booked to Australia , and the knowledge that his talent and determined character have finally set him on a rightful path to the pinnacle of the game . |
| 4 | We were able to respond by making a play within a play , setting it on a remote Japanese island and doing a Noh play . |
| 5 | ‘ And he set us on a new track as far as putting human rights violations in a political context was concerned . |