Example sentences of "be set an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My visits to the church are to set an example to the brute population of Chiguana . |
| 2 | I hate this thing about you know you 're making a tt er er you 're setting an example for the rest of the school , you know . |
| 3 | Alternatively they could be set an exercise to find examples in annual reports and elsewhere of environmental reporting from a range of organizations or industries such as the Oil industry , the Chemical industry etc . |
| 4 | Lawrence Weaver , whose work as an author had contributed much to Lutyens 's recognition as an architect , wrote of the Dolls ' House in 1924 that ‘ The planning of a strictly symmetrical house like this is one of the shrewdest tasks that can be set an architect . ’ |
| 5 | National organizations , which should in fact be setting an example in good sensitive design and leading the way in enhancing the urban environment , are all too often blind to local needs . |
| 6 | Do n't you think that Britain 's bosses should be setting an example , and paying themselves similar increases to that that they pay their workforce ? |
| 7 | Of course , Britain 's bosses have to be setting an example and obviously leadership has to emanate from the top , and is very often done by example . |
| 8 | Some federal government agencies are setting an example : the Energy Department and the General Services Administration are scheduled to take delivery next year of 50 Chrysler minivans which will run on compressed natural gas . |
| 9 | Do I think that we 're setting , we are setting , us personally are setting an example for all the little people ? |
| 10 | The second objective is to set an agenda for discussions ( in a seminar or workshop ) which will facilitate collaboration between existing bibliographic agencies and to suggest new means for the collection of data on African scholarship so that it might be more widely known . |
| 11 | Win or lose , the important thing for Vicini is to set an example of calmness to his side , to remove some of the pressure of the nation 's extravagant expectations . |
| 12 | Win or lose , the important thing for Vicini is to set an example of calmness to his side , to remove some of the pressure of the nation 's extravagant expectations . |
| 13 | CHRISTIE 'S SET an auction record for Islamic metalwork on Tuesday when it sold a silver inlaid brass casket for £242,000 . |
| 14 | Does not the right hon. Gentleman realise that he is setting an obstacle course for the courts which will make it more difficult for them to pass tough sentences in serious cases ? |
| 15 | If I was setting an exam paper for summer it would be something I would think about putting in not that I am setting it in case you think I had n't . |