Example sentences of "he set [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 As he set her on the floor again , Kirsty turned to Shiona .
2 Nonetheless , the main thrust of Kandel 's findings and the theoretical framework within which he set them during the 1970s and 1980s have until recently scarcely been challenged .
3 Then , bowing respectfully , he set them in the jar before the tiny image of his great-great-grandfather .
4 Instead , having conducted a further searching examination , he set me to the cataloguing of the little rituals , those magical forms of thought that I myself had developed in order to cope with the stress of eidesis .
5 Smoothly , he set it on the table , then resumed his seat .
6 ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire .
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