Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Malcolm Edwards , British Coal 's commercial director , told an electricity conference in London that the corporation was prepared to enter supply deals lasting eight years — the same period set down for the bulk of initial contracts between privatised electricity generators and distribution companies . |
| 2 | The room was silent as she scrabbled in her box of pieces and , from the very bottom , produced a couple that she set down on the board with two decisive clicks . |
| 3 | Sasbach is really no more than a scatter of houses , a couple of shops , a garage and a church set down in the middle of vineyards and orchards . |
| 4 | Their leader had quiet words with the cardinal , who smiled , clapped his hands , and a green baize-covered table and two chairs were brought in and set down in the middle of the hall . |
| 5 | In the shorter run , however , the property qualifications for the franchise set down in the act did effectively exclude the working class from political participation through the ballot box , although the franchise itself was only increased by some 220000 in England and Wales . |
| 6 | He says that the incinerator conforms to strict new guiidlines about air pollution set down by the Government . |
| 7 | Such a move is only a matter of time , but the time-scale will vary considerably from authority to authority depending on the phasing-in of their delegation schemes and the speed at which they restructure the various service departments to meet the new role which has to be created within the strategy and time-scale set down by the legislation . |
| 8 | We did n't even realize that they organized their labour collectively , until Panic Buying ( a great '70s pastime , Panic Buying — of salt , sugar and so on ) set in at the beginning of November . |
| 9 | Back in Endell Street queasiness set in with the raid 's aftermath yet it blended with a certain sense of excitement . |
| 10 | At the same time , a gradual decline set in with the advent of freight transportation on the roads . |
| 11 | Using an Ovation , hardly the most ‘ live ’ guitar in the business , I found that feedback on the undamped D string set in with the gain on 4 and the master volume on 5 , which surprised me . |
| 12 | But in 1919 disenchantment set in around the globe . |
| 13 | In the title role , Anne Dawson remained passive until error and madness set in near the end ; then she sang with increased energy , and spun her lines with great beauty . |
| 14 | On the morning of the day before her departure Delia Sutherland was sitting in front of the fruit and toast Luney set daily on the terrace , and which not once had she been able to eat . |
| 15 | Hill Street takes a little longer , but Aspen is conspicuous ; a long white villa set just below the crest of a low , wooded ridge , surrounded by white walls with ornamental black railings and little ball-head shrubs standing in wooden tubs . |
| 16 | There was also one further desk at the front , set just below the Inspector , where ‘ witnesses , gave evidence either for or against the proposal . |
| 17 | Its softly rounded and gently coloured contours , dotted with lush trees and russet houses , set comfortably into the landscape like plump and cosy chickens , were in strong contrast to coastal Northumberland which so often looked scoured and rough . |
| 18 | Melanie pictured the safe , made of very black metal , set squarely at the end of the bed where he could see it all the time , in the strange bedroom where he slept with Aunt Margaret in a bed that must sag deeply on his side , since he was so heavy and she was no weight at all . |
| 19 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 20 | There are many other beautiful things there but I can not resist quoting a caption — for once , given in English — in the room set aside for the revolution of 1848 . |
| 21 | Equally , however , the farmer is entitled to demand that the countryside be viewed neither as a more extensive version of an urban recreation ground , nor as an arcadian idyll set aside for the pursuit of an indulgent atavism . |
| 22 | There was a breakfast room set aside for the train party where a piece of the mystery would unravel each morning . |
| 23 | Even before the build-up to the Hinkley C Inquiry , the sum set aside by the Board each year in its special ‘ future provisions ’ fund had risen sharply from £133 million in 1982 to £604 million in 1986 . |
| 24 | This is a modern , family hotel , set close to the seafront and with a private beach . |
| 25 | The party set forth on the road for Verdun . |
| 26 | Checking his watch , he set off for the hilltop once more . |
| 27 | When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons . |
| 28 | On the contrary , all seemed set fair , and when they had loaded the packing-cases on to the cart Matey and McAllister set off for the church hall , to lay out the stall , to have everything ready for the afternoon 's visitors , Dr Neil having promised to come along to help them . |
| 29 | We put on our képis , straightened our ties , pulled our fingers into regulation gloves and set off for the guardhouse . |
| 30 | Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |