Example sentences of "set down [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is these experiences which have prompted me to set down in this book some of the lessons I have learnt over the years . |
| 2 | However , in the late 1970s they stated quite categorically that they were not able to take an initiative on the priorities set down in national policy . |
| 3 | Here Is a watercolourist who in " Walton , early morning " can approach the exquisite gentleness of Chinese work and then , in " Pennine landscape " can set down with masterful boldness the rugged majesty of moor and sky . |
| 4 | The lessons are recorded so that the trainee 's performance can be reviewed and measured against criteria which have been set down for that skill . |
| 5 | Thereafter , it is slightly intimidating when subjects are set down for each day 's debate , and we feel a little restricted in moving beyond the sphere of the Ministers on the Front Bench . |
| 6 | Before any fluttering expectations begin to arise in the minds or breasts — I do not mind which it is — of Opposition Members , I should say that I can not advise the House to write the two clauses into the Bill , because they deal , for example , with administrative matters such as a once-off requirement for a report to be made to Parliament — new clause 2 — and the keeping of a custody record — new clause 10 — that should not be set down in primary legislation . |
| 7 | Trying to follow a mathematical argument is very different from following an argument that 's set down in plain English , in a qualitative way . |
| 8 | Pliny 's standing as author of the Historia Naturalis was such that not a few of the beliefs which he set down without personal commitment have continued to influence popular superstitions for nearly two millennia . |
| 9 | She closed her tired , bloodshot eyes and saw herself again as a young woman , buxom and pregnant , set down in wild bush country , her only asset a husband as young and as strong as herself . |
| 10 | You 've heard before that Leeds works within the rules of the framework set down by regional planning guidance , and that makes very and the main stream of that guidance is the revitalization of our inner areas . |
| 11 | It said that far too many teachers had the perception that unless they followed the good practice set down by local authority advisers , their career prospects in the city would be blighted . |