Example sentences of "[adv] set to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The harp is here set to the dominant 7th in the key of E. Six bars ' rest provide time and to spare for setting the pedals . |
| 2 | She settled everybody round the fire , took them hot drinks , and then set to work on her sweet-hearted retriever with a comb , during which she got her guests into perspective . |
| 3 | With the necessary minimum of technical instruction on camera and sound work the group then set to work to produce their own video film . |
| 4 | Daniel Hersheson then set to work on Pamela 's hair , cutting it into a more tailored and modern style . |
| 5 | The plumber then set to work encasing the ‘ mummy ’ in its close-fitting anthropoid shell after which the carpenter 's men put it into its outer wooden case , upholstered in rich blue velvet . |
| 6 | As the ruminants then set to work they eat down to the lower , leafier parts of the vegetation . |
| 7 | Leonora snapped , then set to work at top speed while Penry was out chopping driftwood . |
| 8 | ( g ) Clear ( i.e. set to zero ) the accumulator . |