Example sentences of "set [noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something inside Merrill protested at the lie , but she went on stonily , ‘ I think I had your measure before I ever set foot in these offices . |
| 2 | The OECD 's bi-annual economic report Outlook , released on Dec. 19 , set growth in industrialized nations in the second half of 1991 at a mere 1 per cent annual rate ; in July the OECD had forecast a 2.4 per cent annual growth for this period . |
| 3 | Athelstan stared at the closed , set faces of both knights . |
| 4 | They have become a prime target for teenage joyriders who often set fire to stolen cars when they have finished with them . |
| 5 | In early April students had rioted in Kinshasa , the capital , showing frustration over lack of political reform , corruption in politics , and low levels of grants ; they set fire to 25 buses and called for Mobutu 's resignation . |
| 6 | Vandals sparked a blaze when they set fire to old tyres at the former Walker Tyres site , in West Auckland , early yesterday . |