Example sentences of "set about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the House of Lords rejected the Budget proposals of the Liberal government in 1909 , the response of that government was to set about the emasculation of the House of Lords . |
| 2 | A small group of Catenians from Redcar , Middlesbrough , Stockton and Yarm Circles formed a steering group to set about the task of bringing the Bishop 's idea into reality . |
| 3 | It might be that the individual does not see the value of climbing a mountain ; or perhaps does not have the confidence to set about the task . |
| 4 | Briefed comprehensively by my fastidious fiancee on ironing strategy — ‘ Never start from the front/make sure you give the cuffs a decent jet of steam … not like that , you chump ! ’ — I set about a pile of shirts , mainly cotton but one silk , and a range of trousers . |
| 5 | set about a campaign to try and persuade the Croydon voters to get the termination of the lease reversed . |
| 6 | In the Corridor and those areas ceded to Poland before the plebiscite , the Poles set about a land reform and began expropriation procedures , to dispossess German farmers of land and homes . |
| 7 | So I set about a solution which has led to healthy plants which remain where I want them — despite being planted in very high flow undergravel filters . |
| 8 | We set about a series of innovations that would give them access to that understanding , by means that were practicable within an already existing framework . |
| 9 | The tanks are directly connected to one another by a balance rope attached to the centre of each tank and passing over pulleys set about the centre of each plane . |
| 10 | This work behind them , Peach and Horne then set about the description of the North:West Highlands . |
| 11 | You will be able to tackle and succeed in almost anything provided you set about the problem in the right way . |
| 12 | The Sheriff , Mr. Truelock , was called and with two of the men set about the work of destruction . |
| 13 | While some made their way to the more traditional setting of the cafe by choice , two of them in denim overalls and safety boots set about the polishing , cleaning and oiling of duty loco , Maid Marian . |
| 14 | Having planted avenues and pleasure grounds around the house , he then set about the building of farms and the planting of woods . |
| 15 | I set about the lump with the Woodcarver and soon discovered what it could and could not do . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , Britain 's early filmmakers set about the business of film production with some brio and not a little flair . |
| 17 | If the year of our folly 1990 had started inauspiciously for me , then the Fates , Lady Luck , Lord Chance , God , Life , Evolution — whoever or whatever — immediately thereafter set about the business of proving that the entangled disasters distinguishing the year 's first few days were but a mild and modest prelude to the more thorough-going catastrophes planned for the weeks and months ahead … and this with a rapidity and even an apparent relish which was impressive — if also bowel-looseningly terrifying — to behold . |
| 18 | Accordingly , they set about the task of reforming the religious and cultural life of the English localities with a vengeance . |
| 19 | Retreating from press and other media distractions , they set about the search for the single . |
| 20 | Once his officers had been provided with a comprehensive register of the homages and other obligations of Gascon vassals , Edward could set about the task of governing his duchy with some confidence . |
| 21 | He expresses no doubts , knows precisely what is required and will set about the job with the same approach as he would building a house . |
| 22 | Two years later he bought the property ‘ out of love ’ from Verger for £280,000 , and promptly set about a £3m renovation that included a new restaurant , spacious kitchens employing 19 staff and 10 luxury bedroom suites affiliated to Relais et Châteaux . |
| 23 | In furtherance of this goal the new regime immediately set about the modernization of the economy and the expansion of commerce , for Napoleon III , like most contemporaries , was convinced that the strength of Britain , the dominant power of the era , lay in her financial and commercial soundness . |
| 24 | However , perhaps even more significantly , certainly for the junior players , is the opportunity they have earned to go forward for a personal screening at Bradnam 's unique Herts-based Dewhurst Tennis Academy , the operation which has firmly set about the task of uncovering a future British Wimbledon champion . |
| 25 | Beverley has set about the task of designing monoclonals that can recognise the surfactant material and therefore indicate its presence or absence in the lungs of newborn babies . |
| 26 | The joint BPXM-Pemex team has set about the task ahead of them by cataloguing a mass of seismic , well and production data , much of it dating back to the 1930s . |
| 27 | Annette Chinnery , one of the reunion organisers , has set about the task of compiling a year-book . |
| 28 | The Polish government set about a land reform as soon as it felt able . |
| 29 | After involvement in a humanities conference , the Director of Studies/ IS Coordinator set about a campaign to raise the visibility of some of the more basic skills , including punctuation , precis , and comprehension . |
| 30 | Logie , however , was dropped on 17 and , with Hooper , set about a rescue . |