Example sentences of "he [vb past] set [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this was clearly not the moment in which to tell his dearest Laura that she looked magnificent when she was angry , and he hastened to set the record straight . |
| 2 | Around the same time , he acted to set the procedure of constitutional reform in motion . |
| 3 | He had to set the argument for delay against others which weighed in favour of publication . |
| 4 | He had set a forester on the road between Stamford and Casterton bridges , who exacted four pence for cheminage from every cart carrying wood or timber from Lincolnshire to Stamford , contrary to custom and the Charter of the Forest . |
| 5 | He had set a pressure lamp on the Land-Rover 's hood before leaving the cabin but he could n't see it through the rain . |
| 6 | He had set the video up earlier in the evening while Elaine was making supper . |
| 7 | He had set the brake on the reel at two hundred kilos , leaving a hundred as insurance against the line parting . |
| 8 | He had set the pattern for the modern missionary movement but his own assessment of himself was typically modest : ‘ I can plod . |
| 9 | He had set the pattern for a major biographical achievement but he died prematurely . |
| 10 | He refused to set a time within which he would step down , saying he was giving diplomacy time to solve the crisis peacefully . |
| 11 | He refused to set a time within which he would step down , saying he was giving diplomacy time to solve the crisis peacefully . |