Example sentences of "they [modal v] set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , he had forced Bett to admit as much , but she had countered by claiming that nevertheless they should set the children a good example . |
| 2 | The chronicler Hall emphasised the consternation produced by the government 's success in establishing a basis for swingeing taxation , and although wealth can seldom or never have been overstated for fiscal purposes , the Rutland muster book could perhaps be the exception that bears out his claim that ‘ some avaunced them selfes more than they were worth of pride , not remembryng [ realising/ suspecting ] what was coming ’ , naively succumbing to the blandishments of the commissioners , who ‘ did what they could to set the people to the vttermoste ’ . |
| 3 | We advertised for people who had previous experience so they could set the system up from scratch . |
| 4 | They would set the treatment of children in trouble in Scotland apart from the rest of the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | They are responsible for the long range planning activities of the firm and they will set the overall goals . |
| 6 | I reject the argument put forward both by Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that the Bank of England will suffer no ‘ inconvenience ’ if they have to apply to vary an injunction before they can set the section 39 process in motion ; in most cases they will probably not even know of the existence of an injunction until after the notice is served ; and it is idle to suggest that , once this present case is decided , no similar points to those taken here by the plaintiffs will be raised in future . |
| 7 | It is helpful if trainers have as much information as possible so that they can set the context for trainees at the time of the viewing . |