Example sentences of "set [adv prt] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hammond moved from the doorway , picking up the map Kim had set down on the table . |
| 2 | Very quickly , however , the three young people began to exert over one another the complex mutual attraction which remained characteristic of their relationship , and more than three weeks passed before Coleridge finally set off on the road back to Stowey . |
| 3 | A TRIO of Cleveland pensioners have set off on the trip of a lifetime to the bulbfields of Holland . |
| 4 | Having established that they had no signs of any fatigue cracks on the rear spar chord , the left and right stabilisers from two different aircraft were set up on the test rig . |
| 5 | Is it set up on the system , word processing ? |
| 6 | Even afterwards at Four Winds , where a marquee had been set up on the lawn , and the guests mingled , Merrill still saw the affair as a disjointed series of impressions . |
| 7 | They have the bath set up on the floor there , you can reach a hand out and touch it . |
| 8 | If more than one yacht visited , a barbecue was set up on the beach , and many a bleary Azorian dawn was witnessed as a result . |
| 9 | We just need to get a letter set up on the stand alone system . |
| 10 | And that was plucked out by its roots , and two rows were set up on the green ; boys and girls were in each row . |
| 11 | Models enable complex relationships to be set up on the computer in numerical form rather than in the form of subjective statements . |
| 12 | In a similar manner to the interview analysis technique , a record was set up on the database for each activity using the numerical codes as an identifier , and a second field used to type in all information needed or produced by that activity . |
| 13 | It was hoped that a small part of those works could stay in operation , renovating locomotives and rolling stock and that eventually a heritage museum could be set up on the site . |
| 14 | The software for the 1991 SAS/LBS was set up on the assumption that the Census data was fixed and unchanging ; however , this proved to be unrealistic . |
| 15 | Izvestiya of March 5 published a letter from Yegor Yakovlev , head of the Ostankino state television and radio company [ for its formation in December see p. 38655 ] , to CIS heads of state , proposing that an international broadcasting company be set up on the basis of the Ostankino company . |
| 16 | Notice boards were set up on the College house , and at the corner of the road . |
| 17 | The ‘ Great Debate ’ , initiated by James Callaghan in 1977 , was set up on the premise that education was failing . |
| 18 | The lion 's share of Singapore 's exports is produced by the 3,000-odd foreign companies that have set up on the island . |
| 19 | Many new shipping companies formed in the late 1800's were set up on the strength of the coal markets . |
| 20 | In theory , a limited partnership could be set up on the retirement of a working partner , where the continuing partners experience difficulty in acquiring the outgoing partner 's share by an immediate cash payment . |
| 21 | The question is in the terms set out on the order paper . |
| 22 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
| 23 | Is is it correctly set out on the day 's programme ? |
| 24 | Call upon Councillor to move the adoption of the cycle of meetings for 1991 ninety two as set out on the Council Agenda , together with amendment C standing in his name . |
| 25 | The terms and conditions of the policy are set out on the Certificate of Insurance . |
| 26 | He pulled open the door , and they came into a tiny attic , with several large piles of typescript , and several files , neatly set out on the table . |
| 27 | It 's the result of a big process by individual departments , erm , it is set out on the basis of departments priorities . |