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

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1 However , I 'm afraid Colin James got his wires crossed a bit regarding our catering vehicle , so perhaps I had better set the record straight .
2 The NHS in Scotland , for example , had already set a waiting list target of 18 months compared to the two-year target adopted for England and Wales .
3 Rover had not set a figure on how many workers they expected to take the cash offer , he added .
4 And now his tlvsn apprnce ( his mind sheered off identifying it more fully even to himself ) had finally set the seal on it all .
5 Unlike other republics , Serbia had still set no date for elections , which were thought unlikely to take place before the end of 1990 .
6 No one was sure whether he had deliberately set a trap , or whether it was merely a chance remark that brought about such astounding results .
7 One of them had also set a maximum on the number of hours that would be offered , so that whilst its regular labour force was largely full-time , its temporary labour force worked no more than three-quarter time .
8 He had also set the cat among the pigeons on the environmental issue .
9 President Hrawi had originally set a Nov. 19 deadline for the withdrawal of the militias .
10 And there was double delight for the Irish contingent as Ronnie Smyth 's under-16 squad had earlier set the ball rolling by overturning a 2–0 deficit to beat the Welsh 3–2 , thanks to a Colin Hanna hat-trick of short corner conversions in the last 15 minutes .
11 In bright afternoon sunshine , Chip Beck , the American Ryder Cup player , forged firmly to the front , overtaking Brad Bryant , who had earlier set the target with a 69 and a total of 136 .
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