Example sentences of "and [noun] set [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 How are the coins and notes set out in the till drawer ?
2 Yet I seemed to hear the distant cheers , as each Province selected its king and the champions of Ulster , Leinster , Connaught and Munster set out for Tara and the kingship trials .
3 Ignoring the veiled insult , I insisted , and Blair set off , leaving me to my own devices .
4 Four horses and riders set out to complete the cross-country course , although only three must finish to score .
5 Ĺeonie 's birthday was a week after Thérèse 's , in mid July , just before she and Madeleine set off for their summer holidays with the family in France .
6 And Dean set up ATP with backing from RKO , although he was to be rapidly disappointed in his expectation that the company would provide him both with technical expertise and favourable distribution in the US .
7 Ahead of the opening of a new Supreme Soviet session on Sept. 10 a working group of ministers and experts set up at the end of August had been attempting to synthesise two sets of proposals [ see p. 37663 ] .
8 With this hope , he and Eugénie set out in August 1867 on a state visit to Austria to meet the Emperor Franz-Joseph at Salzburg .
9 Initially nothing succeeds like success : but eventually success exceeds itself , and decline and despondency set in .
10 The American Consul-General in Port of Spain granted Stewart an emergency visa for his dash through Caracas and on to New York , and Stewart set off at dawn on the Tuesday , hoping to reach Ayresome Park in time for the replay on Saturday .
11 After the break up of the famous ‘ Emanuel ’ partnership and subsequent liquidation of the company , Alison-Jayne decided to return home and use her knowledge and skills to set up her own couture bridal and evening wear business in Northern Ireland .
12 Contemporary concerns with the dangers posed to the rights of individuals by incorrect information are reflected in the laws and institutions set up on national levels to protect individuals against incorrect data and the implications that might arise from any errors .
13 A Commission of Inquiry into Peat and Peatlands set up by Plantlife , a plant conservation trust , has submitted its report to the House of Lords .
14 When Ross and Minton set off in August 1947 , stopping first in Paris where they obtained a passage to Ajaccio from the French Minister of Culture , Louis Joxe , they did not know each other well .
15 There is nothing immoral about being a member of CND , but we must understand that the principles and policies of that organisation are wholly different from the principles and policies set out in the motion .
16 I am looking forward to the next stage of Tencel and we are already working with Fibers and Research to set up the teams for a new project .
17 Wilcox and Hill set up the move , Stowell could only block Shearer 's shot and Sellars followed up to put Rovers ahead .
18 At last the great day arrived , and 17 players and supporters set off for England .
19 FOOTBALL clubs have been urged to make early inspections if there is any doubt about their matches to prevent clubs and fans setting off unnecessarily .
20 Both eased their way to victory over Yorkshire and Surrey to set up a final day showdown .
21 Hector and Ewan set off together .
22 Three sets of lights later , they came into the town centre , a wide boulevard that sloped up a hill with the shops and offices set back from the pavement .
23 One dreads a future version in which Freud is set to work on the decision of Higgins and Pickering to set up together as two old bachelors .
24 There were months of planning , false trails were laid , tests and traps set up and sprung .
25 The deer wander from the 120-acre sanctuary which nature-loving Paul and Linda set up near Mr Gibb 's estate at Haddon End in Somerset .
26 West Indies soon lost Haynes , but Richards , on his home ground , and Greenidge set off at an explosive pace with 45 off the first seven overs .
27 The emphasis on athleticism , power play , sustained long-ball assaults , blitzkrieg , has bred a proliferation of muscular but blunderingly naive defenders who appear to be alarmingly , untidily vulnerable when required to cope with more subtle forms of attack ; show them dribblers , runners with the ball or an incisive exchange of sharp passes , and panic sets in .
28 As well as the arrangements set out in paragraph 5 above , the Council 's Code of Practice on Employee Redeployment and Transfer sets out the detailed arrangements in connection with the transfer/redeployment of employees to other posts within the departments of the Council .
29 Joy and Alan set off on one of their marathon walks , this time a coast-to-coast sponsored effort to raise money for our local church , one of the oldest in North Wales .
30 An incredible arrogance and corruption and decadence set in .
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