Example sentences of "[adv] set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Preston 's preference for two wingers allowed Bay to clamp the midfield , and they soon set in motion a stream of direct attacks of surprising accuracy . |
| 2 | However , despondency soon set in early yesterday morning with the losses of the seats won in by-elections — Eastbourne , Ribble Valley and Kincardine and Deeside . |
| 3 | However , despondency soon set in early yesterday morning with the losses of the seats won in by-elections — Eastbourne , Ribble Valley , and Kincardine and Deeside . |
| 4 | The creation therefore is not like some frictionless machine , which once set in motion carries on until stopped , but something which is dependent on the continuing work of its Creator . |
| 5 | Its finest episodes are the central ‘ Dirge ’ ( sung by Brian Rayner Cook a little insecurely ) which is a memorial to Parry 's brother- in-law , who died at 45 while this work was being written , and the subsequent chorus ‘ Man , born of desire ’ ( which Holst also set in his Choral Fantasia ) . |
| 6 | On the joint initiative of France and West Germany , they also set in motion a process expected to lead by the end of 1990 to the holding of an intergovernmental conference on EC political union . |
| 7 | By raising the question of the Holy Places the French President not only gained ground at home but also set in train a long-term policy . |
| 8 | The legislation of 1861 was undoubtedly flawed , but it also set in train changes which affected most levels of Russian government and all levels of Russian society . |
| 9 | That is over a metre beyond his previous best , also set in the Victorian capital . |