Example sentences of "setting [pron] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iggy Pop handled the first of four keynote speeches with admirable aplomb , setting himself up for a neat career in stand-up comedy after this rock 'n' roll malarkey is over . |
| 2 | Edberg stamped his world class authority on the match , dominating the 90 minute final and setting himself up for the defence of his Wimbledon title . |
| 3 | Ron Rooney objects to Dr Mitchell setting himself up as a moral censor ( Chem . |
| 4 | In 58 ‘ your slave ’ , ‘ your vassal ’ is ready to swallow any insult or neglect , the poem concluding : The second-person pronouns come so thick and fast here that we can not miss the bitter criticism of the Friend setting himself up as a law unto himself , becoming so entirely obsessed with his own pleasures that he betrays their relationship . |
| 5 | The prospect of a play attempting to deal realistically with the phenomenon of drug and club culture would seem to be setting itself up as a target for scorn and ridicule from people involved in the scene and as a scapegoat for moral guardians who bitterly oppose it . |
| 6 | All the same , she realised she had to earn a living to support herself and Matt , and hit upon the idea of setting herself up as a hairdresser . |
| 7 | It sounded as if Irina was setting herself up for the planned return to Moscow , ahead of the Brückner lawyers . |
| 8 | ‘ It should n't be long now , ’ Simon continued , setting her down on the grass . |
| 9 | He was standing aloof , black-haired , broad-shouldered and narrow-hipped , taller than the average Italian , an air of contained , but absolute authority setting him apart from the noisy , gesticulating mob . |
| 10 | they probably enjoyed it , cos they probably setting it up on the market stalls up there and there afford it . |
| 11 | From McIntosh 's point of view it was not an easy decision to pull out of institutional sector research as he was involved in setting it up in the mid '70s . |
| 12 | It was difficult to abandon the RPF precisely because de Gaulle had so compromised himself and his unique prestige by setting it up in the first place , by fighting elections , and by being a politician " like the others " . |
| 13 | Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face . |
| 14 | ‘ And I 'm quite sure that you are exactly my style ! ’ he added smoothly , removing the champagne glass from her trembling hand and setting it down on a nearby table . |
| 15 | Setting it down on the bedside table , she stooped over George . |
| 16 | Kim turned away , taking the last of the objects from the bag and setting it down on the bedside table . |
| 17 | He reached into his gaming box and brought forth a piece , setting it down on the board with a satisfied air . |
| 18 | She came into the room , setting the drink down on the table , then went across to the woman , taking the bundle from her and setting it back in the cot . |
| 19 | The unconscious seems involved in a deep way , in part due to their setting themselves up as a Chosen People of God the Father . |
| 20 | People setting themselves up as the philosophers and artists and intelligentsia and other people setting themselves up as their assessors ? |
| 21 | You 're afraid to ask you landlord for a repair because if you do , are you setting yourself up for a rent increase ? |
| 22 | I 'm not setting myself up as a model for anyone . |
| 23 | Nor do I feel like setting myself up as an Aunt Sally just waiting for all those girls to throw themselves at me in the attempt to knock me off my perch ! ’ |
| 24 | But equally there is the option of differentiation , which is about setting oneself apart from the norm , not simply to criticize and condemn it but to set up an alternative and different model . |