Example sentences of "set [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before we 'd set foot over the doorstep Mum had started . |
| 2 | An even lower profile is provided by teachers who may not set foot in the classroom at all but who may spend considerable periods of time in discussion with colleagues on ways in which the curriculum can be made more accessible to all children in the class , including the least able . |
| 3 | It was as if hammers had hit us ; without a word we left , and we did not set foot in the house for many months , until Valeria announced that all was forgiven . |
| 4 | There is an urgent need for more socioeconomic information in this field to help set guidelines for the future . |
| 5 | Most of them would never set eyes on the place and few felt any loyalty towards it . |
| 6 | The women are also warned by the men that if they , the women , should set eyes on the masks of the ceremony , the men would manhandle , rape , and disfigure them . |
| 7 | He 'd wish that he 'd never set eyes on the Ashdown girl . |
| 8 | No sooner did she set eyes on the gentleman than she recognised his pecuniary position to be merely temporary . |
| 9 | It is a magic one , though only modestly so : ‘ He that blows it at need shall set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends , and they shall hear him and come to him . ’ |
| 10 | He says he realised something terrible was going to happen , but he never thought that they would actually set light to the car . |
| 11 | We will set goals for the employment of women in professional and managerial posts in the NHS . |
| 12 | ( d ) Special problems Provisions relating to time The terms may contain a number of provisions concerned with periods of time : for example , they may set limits on the time for action to be taken , including the time for delivery , the service of notices , notification of claims and payment of the price . |
| 13 | ‘ So he said he will have external examiners who will set tests to the children to find out whether they have learned the facts . |
| 14 | If you smoke up here , you 'll set –re to the house . ’ |
| 15 | They have white filters , and I am concerned lest in this poor light I should mistakenly set fire to the wrong end . |
| 16 | It 's a pretty sight alright , even if sparks do set fire to the dry grass on either side of the track , enraging landowners . |
| 17 | Some day I 'm gon na set fire to the joint personal . ’ |
| 18 | We 'll set fire to the rocks up here and create a huge explosion . |