Example sentences of "set [adv prt] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Brigadier set down a fat puppy that he had been holding and squelched towards the yard , driving a dozen pullets before him . |
| 2 | ‘ Thirst for new land ’ set off a continuous process of abandoning and resuming cultivation until , in some districts , erosion took over . |
| 3 | During 1968 the United States agreed to supply the F-4E Phantom which would , as The New York Times warned , ‘ set off a new round in the Middle East arms race ’ . |
| 4 | This set off a major rebellion in which Russian settlements were sacked with a death toll of over 2,500 . |
| 5 | But let me make it immediately clear what I mean by this ; what I mean to say is that Miss Kenton 's letter set off a certain chain of ideas to do with professional matters here at Darlington Hall , and I would underline that it was a preoccupation with these very same professional matters that led me to consider anew my employer 's kindly meant suggestion . |
| 6 | Yesterday evening , for instance , I realized that I was smiling to myself ( I was thinking about writing this minute ! ) and it set off a substantial debate , conducted entirely in silence . |
| 7 | Cuban refugees , trained by the Americans , were to invade the island and set off a spontaneous rising of the Cuban people against Castro . |
| 8 | Time stood still and suddenly there was only one focus — this mounting , spiralling pressure that set off a high-pitched singing inside her head and made breathing hazardous . |
| 9 | The promotion-winning team set off a short time ago from the County Ground to tour the town in an open-topped bus , before a civic reception given by Thamesdown Council . |
| 10 | The last word came out fiercely and the force of it set off a slow noise from the crowd , like surf on a beach . |
| 11 | Khieu Samphan , 58 , has a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris , and after returning to Cambodia set up a left-wing newspaper and served in Sihanouk 's parliament before fleeing to join the Khmer Rouge in the bush in 1967 . |
| 12 | The software can load and save the results for a sample , characterised by the number of phrases and their depth and type , set up a continuous dialogue with the operator and update the database for tests in progress . |
| 13 | Noell died a rich but not fabulously wealthy man , having already settled much of his property and set up a substantial charity in his native town . |
| 14 | In order to wean the company away from a reliance on theatre plays , he set up a major script department which drew on the talents of writers like Frank Launder , Sidney Gilliatt , Val Guest and Michael Pertwee , as well as occasionally giving jobs to young writers like Christopher Isherwood . |
| 15 | In 1879 , breeders in Friesland set up a separate herdbook , the Friesch Rundvee Stamboek ( FRS ) . |
| 16 | In 1989 KPMG Peat Marwick set up a separate environment unit to help its clients become more aware of environmental responsibilities , problems and opportunities . |
| 17 | In 1944 he produced the first fixed-odds football coupon , and set up a separate football company in 1944 . |
| 18 | In 1977 UNEP set up a co-ordinating committee to review research and calculate projections for ozone depletion . |
| 19 | For a moment the noise was indescribable , much of it contributed by McAllister , who set up a keening cry , and , in endeavouring to make matters better by dabbing at the debris on Mrs Darrell 's lap with a damask napkin , made them worse . |
| 20 | After the experience of the 1924 Labour Government , Clifford Allen , now Chairman of the ILP , set up a small commission to plan a coherent economic strategy for a future Labour government . |
| 21 | In 1848 , when the new chaplain for the English Church arrived , Lowe set up a rival church ( the Beco Chapel ) with his own supporters , who numbered about one third of the English Church members , and took with him communion plate and silver from the English Church . |
| 22 | Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John Finn set up a .50 calibre gun and fired on the attackers , he was wounded several times but continued to fight back , later he was awarded the Medal of Honour . |
| 23 | She wanted to be held by him , and as the sad , poignant music began it set up a yearning inside of her that she did n't know how to dispel . |
| 24 | Two draws by Pegg set up a 10-8 win , with Kormann being forced to attempt a draw to the two-foot from the frosty outside ice ; it slipped through to the back of the house . |
| 25 | The government set up a high-level council for alternative economics on Nov. 6 , under the chairmanship of Liberal Party leader Igor Merkulov , to work out a strategy for building a market economy , including measures to strengthen the currency coupon and , later , Ukraine 's new currency against the US dollar . |
| 26 | Swansea were packed with six of the current Welsh side and set up a mouthwatering revenge mission for the national side on November 21 . |
| 27 | Tries by Allan Bateman and Colin Laity brought the home team back into the hunt and set up a stirring finale to the heavyweight contest . |
| 28 | Orders had pushed up men on top of men and set up a living wall against the monstrous German avalanche . ’ |
| 29 | This set up a Civil Rights Commission empowered to assist blacks to exercise their right to vote . |
| 30 | Abigail , who had been put upstairs in one of the bedrooms to sleep , set up a wailing sound . |