Example sentences of "[pers pn] set [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At once she set a tone that would not be easily wrested from her . |
| 2 | After those championships she has her sights set on a more demanding six-day track event in Australia ; she set a world best for 538 miles at the equivalent event in 1990 . |
| 3 | She set a new women 's record for the Twostar in 1986 when she came 2nd in class with Kitty Hampton in Sony Handicam ( ex Ntombifuti ) and in 1987 completed the AZAB in Quixote . |
| 4 | In 1923 she set a British ladies ' record for Thames swimming ( 10 hrs. 45 min . ) . |
| 5 | She set a hand on one huge shoulder . |
| 6 | She set a match to them and they smouldered economically . |
| 7 | However , Hamilton 's day ended on a high as she set a new Ulster Junior and Senior record in the 100m backstroke and lifted the O'Neill Tray . |
| 8 | She set the alarm . |
| 9 | She set the time and was too happy to notice that he was more like a man listening to a door close than one going towards his joy . |
| 10 | She set the table and began breakfast . |
| 11 | She set the wayward Brats to School . |
| 12 | She set the answering machine , grabbed her bag and locked up the flat . |
| 13 | When she set the boxes in front of the teenagers , drawing out the bright shirts and linen trousers , the girls were the first to come forward . |
| 14 | She set the hat down and came across to him . |
| 15 | Chen exchanged a brief look with Wang Ti as she set the bowls down on the table , then nodded . |
| 16 | He glanced at her as she set the tray down on the table between them , then frowned , seeing how Karr was staring at her . |
| 17 | She set the candle down . |
| 18 | She set the chicken in the oven . |
| 19 | And before she set the thought aside , she too responded in kind , and wondered , Was it him ? |
| 20 | As she set the pot on the table , her father came into the kitchen , his beard dark with melting snow . |
| 21 | She set the candelabrum and the tray down on one of the tables , removing his greatcoat and placing it carefully over the back of a chair so that she might lay out a cloth and utensils . |
| 22 | She set the table and checked the soufflé . |
| 23 | Her movements as she set the inverted cups upright on their saucers and manipulated milk jug , teapot and hot water jug were precise and just a little fussy . |
| 24 | She glared at him as she set the glass down with a clatter . |
| 25 | She set the glass down on the table , her hand shaking so that it rattled against the ornate white-painted metal . |
| 26 | ‘ I think this will ‘ elp you , ’ the young library assistant declared , in heavily accented English , as she set the large atlas down on a nearby table . |
| 27 | Decisively she set the glass down and stood up . |
| 28 | Very carefully , very deliberately , she set the knife down on the worktop . |
| 29 | She set the coffee down on the little table and perched on the edge of the bed . |
| 30 | She set an important precedent , because she never conformed to the accepted feminine ideal — she had acne , weight problems , scraggy hair and a masculine voice . |