Example sentences of "[conj] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prices of certain goods too — notably manufactured goods — appear to be ‘ administered ’ , or set for some time so that they do not respond immediately to changes in supply and demand . |
| 2 | Far off she heard the drone of a tractor working late or set for home . |
| 3 | In the hall , turning to Martin , she said , ‘ Come and see the table before you go upstairs , ’ and hurried forward to the dining-room , where Martin exclaimed in genuine appreciation of the table , beautifully decorated with flowers , glass , and silver and set for sixteen people . |
| 4 | Jean Jelbart stood smiling just behind him , her golden-brown hair freshly curled and set for Christmas , and Belinda greeted her warmly as well . |
| 5 | The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return . |
| 6 | She found a spanner and set to work on the bike . |
| 7 | Caroline was delighted and set to work transforming her straight , shoulder-length hair into a glamorous new look . |
| 8 | After producing the Crowther Report , the Central Advisory Council was reconstituted under the chairmanship of John Newsom and set to work . |
| 9 | I took my make-up out of my bag , leaned close to the mirror and set to work on my face . |
| 10 | One evening in May 1979 they eagerly clambered in after warming up with several glasses of favourite tipple , turned the thermostat up high and set to . |
| 11 | This was very well attended and a committee , with himself as chairman ( a post he held for the next thirty-six years ) , was elected and set to work . |
| 12 | When he found himself in charge of a famous school he seized his opportunity and set to work to instil in the offspring of the ruling classes the personally desirable and politically vital sense of sin . |
| 13 | Tom had meanwhile dug up his turnips , and set to work hedging , digging ditches and helping out with the other farms , when the extra labour was needed . |
| 14 | She fetched her ladder and shears from the garden shed and set to work . |
| 15 | A classic and set to be equally good on the NES . |
| 16 | Young men of all races , mostly Hispanic , had piled out , and set to work . |
| 17 | Our first winner was Debbie Moseley and when Debbie told the guys at Feature You she would like to do modelling but thought she was n't good enough , they decided to prove her wrong and set to work on a dramatic transformation . |
| 18 | The best coaches will recognise this and set to work . |
| 19 | They were the Ostarbeiters , intelligent and educated , and set to work as labourers , made to wear a badge . |
| 20 | He put the receiver down , and — knowing he 'd never sleep now — squeezed out some fresh bright worms of paint to work with , and set to . |
| 21 | He glanced around , then took a nail file from his pocket and set to work on the padlock . |
| 22 | Murdock had found these ideas rather attractive and set to work to build a locomotive model . |
| 23 | When they had done her back , they turned her over and set to work on her front . |
| 24 | He became quite carried away as with dexterous strokes he carved a particularly exquisite right breast and set to work on the delicate fluting of the ribs . |
| 25 | As soon as he was satisfied that all was well , he laid back his ears and set to work on the grass . |
| 26 | Minton took him upstairs to his studio , where his portrait of Nevile Wallis was in progress , and set to work on a small canvas . |
| 27 | I ladled the curried object , whatever it was , on to a heap of saffron rice , smothered it with sauce , rolled up a chipathi and set to . |
| 28 | From that moment , I felt I was accepted , and set to work to learn as much as I could , and make as many friends as possible . |
| 29 | Just marched in and set to work . |
| 30 | She sat down and set to work on the files . |