Example sentences of "set [pron] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since no detailed register of these existed at the point of emancipation , one of the main purposes of the post-1861 charters was to set them down on paper . |
| 2 | Pray that they may be people who rely on God 's healing and allow him to set them back on the track of feeding the lambs . |
| 3 | Although he was pleased that they had managed to set everything up on time , he continued to mutter about the remaining android being alive , threatening them from somewhere on the planet . |
| 4 | It sets out , by example as well as by direct command , the differences between right and wrong , so that the man who measures his conduct by Bible standards gains from it both " reproof " when he is in the wrong and " correction " to set him back on a right course . |
| 5 | Looking back at his forlorn figure as the car had accelerated away , she 'd wondered if there might be some way to set him back on his rails . |
| 6 | It is not known who gave him the letter but it was to set him off on the road to fame and fortune . |
| 7 | It is easier to bring off if you have an assistant to hold the camcorder , otherwise , you have to set it up on a tripod or some other suitable support and switch it on with a remote control or time-delay . |
| 8 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 9 | Picking up the drinks , she crossed the room and set them down on the trestle , careful to keep her face turned away from the window . |
| 10 | She waited until the first few bars of the signature tune started to play , then unclipped her headphones and set them down on the desk with a sharp clatter before starting to gather up the stack of notes . |
| 11 | For a start , he kept losing the notes , and then , when he had managed to find them and set them out on his desk , he seemed to lack the will to start work on them . |
| 12 | She allowed Margaret Seymour-Strachey to bring in the tea things and set them out on the bedside table without speaking further . |
| 13 | She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip which would set everything down on a matter-of-fact level and make her meaning plain , but quips were beyond her . |
| 14 | Right now she could n't even face the thought of the long drive home — but a short rest would set her back on her feet again . |
| 15 | Or she could set it down on a shelf alongside an empty flower jug . |
| 16 | He made a radio receiver when we were children and set it up on the main bridge over the Salzach . |
| 17 | I then produce a 5 by 4 or a 10 by 8 colour transparency and set it up on a light table . |
| 18 | One brave man grabbed a Lewis gun and , to save time , set it up on a rubbish bin rather than the tripod and fired away . |
| 19 | ‘ You took the Wheel to the site and set it up on the ramp ; was it left unattended at any time ? ’ |
| 20 | Quietly , humbly , Cameron took off his headset and set it down on the floor . |
| 21 | Toby had reappeared with the tray , and set it down on a small marble table , before Jackson was aware of his presence . |
| 22 | I carried a tray across and set it down on the table in the window . |
| 23 | They set it down on the floor in the middle of the room , as the T'ang had instructed them earlier , then backed away , heads lowered . |
| 24 | He emptied his cup and set it down on the table . |
| 25 | Taking a cooking bowl from the side he part filled it from the water jar and set it down on the ring . |
| 26 | Curval took out the slide — it seemed not as carefully as before — and set it down on the table beside him . |
| 27 | Lesley brought in a laden tray , set it down on a side-table , and distributed cups in silence . |
| 28 | As his eyes fell on the crucifix he realized that he 'd always loathed it , and in a small gesture of defiance he lifted it off its hook and set it down on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 29 | ‘ Then the telephone rang , ’ said Jordan , ‘ and that set us back on our heels . |
| 30 | She is usually working on a series of paintings and says , ‘ One picture sets you off on a road , and I have to make perhaps six paintings before I come to a fork , onto another road ’ . |