Example sentences of "they set the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They set the wheelchair down by Carlie 's footstool . |
| 2 | Against Dorestad 's decline ( which they attribute to particular local difficulties ) they set the origins and/or thriving of Ghent and Bruges , Cologne and Mainz , Nantes and Angers . |
| 3 | They set the poll tax for 199293 at £339.22 . |
| 4 | We have focused on these three cases not because they are necessarily representative of rape cases but — because of their quite massive coverage — they set the tone of how the media reports rape . |
| 5 | They set the tone thirty-five years ago and it would be wonderful if our present team could capture ‘ Sam ’ now . ’ |
| 6 | Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the sales interview . |
| 7 | In a sense that mechanism is the cause of the industrial change : the shift to a new international division of labour occurs because of the international market and the multinational corporations , or because they set the framework for profit-oriented production and investment . |
| 8 | — they set the machine off . ’ |
| 9 | How much can Japan 's corporate punters sell before they set the market sliding under their feet ? |
| 10 | In form and style they set the pattern for the first generation of purpose-built station buildings . |
| 11 | ‘ I had to spend a month in a cast , ’ he recalls , ‘ so when they set the cast , I had them set it so I could move my arm just enough to play . ’ |
| 12 | There are certain bars where artists and writers are always to be seen , talking animatedly as they set the world to rights . |
| 13 | ‘ Some men beat yer farvver up an' then they set the ware'ouse alight , ’ Nellie said , her voice full of emotion . |
| 14 | The first part introduces the characters and shows how they set the action going because of their relationship or attitude to each other . |
| 15 | But I mean that would just be an argument about where they set the level that you no longer were to qualify for child benefit , but I mean , bu , you know , presuma , presumably er , th the point the man was was making that er , the child benefit goes equally |