Example sentences of "set it [prep] [art] [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 In order to discuss the analysis of Musgrave and Musgrave , it is helpful to set it in a four-quadrant diagram , similar to that used by Sandler and Tschirhart ( 1980 ) .
3 The aim here is to look at its political and social repercussions and to set it in the wider context of central-local administrative relations .
4 Still , set it beside the earliest of the quotations , from the Webbs ' A Constitution for the Socialist Commonwealth of Great Britain , dating from 1920 , and we can see how far the Empirical Socialist view had changed .
5 Drag something out of the rave crowd 's past — in this case Trumpton — and set it to a bangin' tune .
6 If I set it to the same frequency as the only Mark I Super C64 in existence , I might just be able to contact an old friend of ours . ’
7 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 .
8 With the authority of a man used to calling hounds to heel he 'd taken the arm from the dog , wrapped it in a towel and set it on the draining board .
9 His dinner was l sitting under the grill , I lift it out , set it on the fucking table , and I says I 'm away in here to waken
10 From seven in the morning he 'd sit there with the thing pressed to his ear ; to preserve the batteries and to avoid alarming the guards , we always set it at the lowest volume .
11 This production , which updates the play and sets it in the sixties , toured the Continent and gave our company the reputation it now enjoys there .
12 When the propeller is on you open and close your throttle to check it works before setting it to the correct position .
13 Notes towards the Definition of Culture supplements Arnold 's definition not by abandoning it , but by setting it beside a wider , basically anthropological definition of culture .
14 We were able to respond by making a play within a play , setting it on a remote Japanese island and doing a Noh play .
15 Benny was about to ask why , but before she could , Ace had produced her blaster and was busily setting it for a narrow beam to cut through the door .
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