Example sentences of "then set to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She settled everybody round the fire , took them hot drinks , and then set to work on her sweet-hearted retriever with a comb , during which she got her guests into perspective . |
2 | With the necessary minimum of technical instruction on camera and sound work the group then set to work to produce their own video film . |
3 | Daniel Hersheson then set to work on Pamela 's hair , cutting it into a more tailored and modern style . |
4 | The plumber then set to work encasing the ‘ mummy ’ in its close-fitting anthropoid shell after which the carpenter 's men put it into its outer wooden case , upholstered in rich blue velvet . |
5 | As the ruminants then set to work they eat down to the lower , leafier parts of the vegetation . |
6 | Leonora snapped , then set to work at top speed while Penry was out chopping driftwood . |