Example sentences of "he [modal v] set [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , when Alan suggested that he should set up in practice here it seemed a splendid idea . ’ |
| 2 | It is hardly surprising that , after what he had witnessed , he should set about some slaughter of his own . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , he decided , slackening his pace as the distance between Dotty 's and his own breathless form increased , he must set about persuading his mother that a little kid would be very useful for keeping Tullivers ' grass down . |
| 4 | He must set about getting something like that himself . |
| 5 | He 'll set up your bit as a separate item . |
| 6 | He 'll set up his own firm — is n't that so , darling ? ’ |
| 7 | Call J. J. Gerrard direct and see if he could set up a spot on Briant for tonight 's edition ? |
| 8 | In the mountains , as soon as his ankle was mended , he could set off to walk south and try to cross the enemy lines . |
| 9 | There was a rather stagy photograph of the man who 'd written the article casting on a shingle beach ; in a companion photo , he 'd set up a three-rod line and was gazing mistily over the breakers . |
| 10 | And then , restraining himself from a farewell blast on the Dixie horn , he 'd set out for Liston Hall . |
| 11 | ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen . |
| 12 | But apart from that he , he was a , he was er humorous too by nature and er he was , he was quite free in as much as if you made an approach to him , and he understood that you were n't there just for fun , he would set up a meeting and discuss it with you , er and go into details and at the same time , give you an answer at the earliest possible moment . |
| 13 | Another faction was led by the conservative former NSF secretary Velicu Redina , who declared that he would set up a new social democratic NSF . |
| 14 | Green sometimes accompanied by his wife , was often in Keswick on business ( he would set off walking from Ambleside , and be picked up by the carrier at Wyburn ) and would call to visit his children , and take them out for walks down to Derwentwater . |
| 15 | Reinvigorated , he would set off in pursuit … |
| 16 | He would set off on Saturday evening arriving early next morning . |
| 17 | Thomas had decided that in his piece of writing he would set out his speculations on the history of the piece of wood . |
| 18 | If things did n't improve , then he would set about the central-heating system . |
| 19 | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will set up an inquiry into the structure of local government in Northern Ireland . |
| 20 | To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will set up a Select Committee to consider the investigations into the Lockerbie air disaster . |
| 21 | Mr Enright asked : ‘ If a principal duty of government is the prevention of crime , has n't this government failed spectacularly and should n't the Prime Minister immediately announce he will set up a Royal Commission to make urgent proposals to prevent this ? |
| 22 | It is likely that he will set out to make a deal with the aborigines , offering compensation in return for legislation that clarifies their rights over land . |
| 23 | Today he will set off from Paignton to Topsham , a 27.7-mile walk that will mean pounding the roads non-stop for more than eight hours . |
| 24 | He 's an expert on the buildings history and if the building is bought up and say , converted to offices , would like one or 2 rooms put by so he can set up a museum of psychiatry . |
| 25 | Before he can set out the book reaches a savage climax as a night bivouac comes under heavy bombardment with rockets and mortars : the violence , noise and confusion are captured , as is the terrifying helplessness which contrasts with the circumstances of his first wound in action during an armoured charge under gunfire . |