Example sentences of "they [verb] set [art] " in BNC.

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1 They seem to set the tone . ’
2 They began to set the table , growing relaxed and easy , enjoying the formality of the room , when Moran came in again from the fields .
3 LANCASHIRE looked to Neil Fairbrother for inspiration as they struggled to set a winning target in today 's Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final against Leicestershire at Grace Road .
4 They 've set a date for the hearing . ’
5 They 've set the date ! ’
6 Sir Richard said sportsmen had a tremendous impact on youngsters when it came to tobacco advertising and they had to set an example .
7 They had set a target of £5,000 , the same amount that was raised in Manchester and Salford in 1981 , and were delighted when a record of £6,141 was collected .
8 Her sixteenth birthday they had set the dining room table — her family usually ate in the kitchen — and her mother had imposed a reign of terror in her preparations .
9 At the beginning of March his council announced that they had set the charge at £400 .
10 Nothing much doing at the pond , they had set the rods up and were wandering around , looking for frogs and newts , then they returned to their rods ; nothing stirred , so around 10pm they decided to call it a day .
11 ‘ Do n't you dare ! ’ he warned , once they had set the plates onto the draining-board .
12 They have set a target of one viable , gospel preaching church for every thousand of the population .
13 They have set a dangerous precedent .
14 Beautifully constructed courses which immensely satisfy both student and teacher alike with their intelligence and vigour , they have set a standard for classroom work that has yet to be matched . ’
15 ‘ They are searching the Castle ; and they have set a guard on the trapdoor . ’
16 However , turning turning to Selby 's demand led approach which I would call it , and I think that is erm how they themselves in fact describe it , they have set a level of two hundred and two hundred to two hundred a fifty hectares based on demand , and as I understand it there is no assessment of job need or job demand to back that requirement .
17 But on the Carvin this is not so because they have set the on/off facility at such a point that only the ‘ send ’ side is affected , leaving your last reverb treated signal to die away naturally .
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