Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he can safely set down to the Spirit 's guidance anything which brings Jesus into sharper focus . |
| 2 | Even by the standards of ships that could set down upon the surfaces of worlds , the Tormentum Malorum was singularly sleek and streamlined for rapid departure or arrival through atmosphere . |
| 3 | After the neighbours and the dinner and the Queen 's speech , depression would set in from the rich food and the gins and tonics . |
| 4 | Teachers and schools are of necessity partners in the business of curriculum reform and partners must set forth on an enterprise with an understanding of what it is about , and a certain confidence in the policies they pursue . |
| 5 | Under heat and pressure , the powder would melt and both it and the liquid would then set permanently to a hard , insoluble solid nearly immune to decay . |
| 6 | Oag has just returned from Tokyo , and will set off for a climbing exhibition in Grenoble in a few days . |
| 7 | In 1954 I was eight and every Saturday morning I would set off to the movies with my first boyfriend , ten year old Skippy . |
| 8 | The enormous park was a source of delight to most visitors — though not all — for sometimes the Empress , an indefatigable walker , would set off with a group of people to tramp through the grounds , occasionally going part of the way in a carriage . |
| 9 | The team will set off with a ride around Anglesey , starting from Menai Bridge on Saturday , June 19 . |
| 10 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 11 | However , after about half an hour , some of the smell chemicals have started to evaporate creating an odour gradient , and the dog can set off on the trail . |
| 12 | The schoolboy team will set off at the end of the month . |
| 13 | Should she set off down the hill to meet him ? |
| 14 | The two rafts will set off down the river at ten o'clock , each holding eight plus a guide . |
| 15 | As she 'd set off down the drive her one thought had been that perhaps it was n't too late . |
| 16 | Weighed down by a burden of ‘ domestic Sorrows & external disappointments ’ that threatened to overwhelm him , he turned once again to Tom Poole — ‘ my dear , very dear Friend ’ — and on about 15 May set off in the carrier 's van for Stowey . |
| 17 | From Reading station one could set off round the world . |
| 18 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 19 | I think one of the things the American companies often do is that , rather than set up on a green field site , they often buy into an existing company , erm , and therefore it 's , it 's , it 's a , it 's a somewhat different form of investment to the |
| 20 | But ‘ it was evidently all she owned ; it was the home she had brought with her from the Fatherland , and would be the home she would set up on the prairie ’ . |
| 21 | The first to arrive , 3 Regiment , Army Air Corps , will set up at the base next month , with the staggered arrivals ending in 1995 when 4 Regiment , also presently based in Germany , settles in with a battalion of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and two Air-Sea Rescue helicopters . |
| 22 | This is the finest war memorial you could set up to the men who gave their lives , their limbs , or their health , and those who lost their dear ones in the country 's cause . |
| 23 | ‘ There are too many people around who think it 's easy to make sandwiches and will set up in a garden shed , almost , ’ said Jim Winship , director of the British Sandwich Association . |
| 24 | Businessmen should not set up in a market where they will be powerless to enforce their credit terms . |
| 25 | Over the first four days it was all I could do to get Dawn to step off the perch I 'd set up in the field , with my glove just a few inches away from her . |
| 26 | Quite how to choose your destination is not clear : You might set out for a holiday in Virgo and end up in the Crab Nebula . |
| 27 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
| 28 | If they did set out on a journey , it was usually on business or a pilgrimage or to go to war . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , Wallaby skipper Michael Lynagh will set out on a remarkable 24,000 mile round trip that will take him to Brisbane for an operation and back to Wales for the final fortnight of the Australian tour . |
| 30 | ‘ Very nice , ’ said Joe , eyeing the purchases , she 'd set out on the bed , ‘ but explain why it 's taken you all day . ’ |