Example sentences of "and [pron] set to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She taught me the basics : casting-on , how to knit and pearl , and I set to work . |
| 2 | A 1:50,000 flat sheet map of the area was quickly acquired and I set to work scouring the area for my standard size circles , using Gresford All Saints as a perimeter marker . |
| 3 | He agreed , and she set to work . |
| 4 | Meanwhile , having appealed to Leavis , we received from him almost by return a literary essay , and we set to work to write our own pieces . |
| 5 | I fetched the glasses , broke the seal and we set to . |
| 6 | The fuel system had three different sized pipes all leaking and one set to self destruct on the hot manifold as were two of the water pipes to the rear heater . |
| 7 | ‘ Apple pie , ’ he said , and they set to work . |
| 8 | She gave him the bacon and eggs and he set to ravenously . |
| 9 | One day he noticed that a mutation of this rose , pink in colour , ad emerged naturally , and he set to work to make sure it did not revert — and succeeded . |
| 10 | It was a great relief to him when she stumbled in through the door in a flurry of snow and he set to and made a cup of tea to warm her . |