Example sentences of "it set [adv prt] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If the cylinder spins in a fluid medium at rest , under ideal conditions , it sets up a circulatory profile ( Figure 2b ) .
2 As you each stimulate the other , rhythmically , sympathetically , it sets up a resonating circuit of activity in the pelvic nervous complexes .
3 These pillars here in the gallery are kind of working also quite minimally as trees in the gallery , so it sets up a nice atmosphere .
4 Whenever the search selects a rule whose action is hierarchical , it sets up a new search problem , and solves it by calling search recursively .
5 It sets up a continuing argument about the proper character of scientific method , which ‘ Realism ’ has not resolved .
6 For example , there are some very attractive red lacquered frames which could be very useful , you could choose a dark mahogany frame with a reddish tinge , or even a gold or wood frame if it sets off a dark red mount or background .
7 Published last month , it sets out a strategic intent and direction for the health service , priorities for progress and practical steps to be taken — in Wales .
8 It sets out a comprehensive and coherent range of services for supporting the families of ‘ children in need ’ including ( for the first time ) children with disabilities , children in hospital and even those in independent boarding schools .
9 In January 1933 it set up a central By-Election Insurance Fund to help needy constituencies to put forward candidates .
10 She wanted to be held by him , and as the sad , poignant music began it set up a yearning inside of her that she did n't know how to dispel .
11 The DES has been anxious to promote a national system of transferability and , to this long-term end , it set up a working party in June 1977 to examine all aspects of a national credit transfer agency , under the chairmanship of Peter Toyne , formerly of Exeter University and now Deputy Director of the West Sussex Institute of Higher Education .
12 Morton 's first overseas venture was in the UK in 1964 , when it set up a joint venture in Coventry to distribute the LP polymer .
13 Yesterday evening , for instance , I realized that I was smiling to myself ( I was thinking about writing this minute ! ) and it set off a substantial debate , conducted entirely in silence .
14 The last word came out fiercely and the force of it set off a slow noise from the crowd , like surf on a beach .
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