Example sentences of "he had set [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He had to set the argument for delay against others which weighed in favour of publication .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 He had set the video up earlier in the evening while Elaine was making supper .
5 He had set the brake on the reel at two hundred kilos , leaving a hundred as insurance against the line parting .
6 He had set the pattern for the modern missionary movement but his own assessment of himself was typically modest : ‘ I can plod .
7 He had set the pattern for a major biographical achievement but he died prematurely .
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