Example sentences of "[det] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Protecting retailers , banks , building societies and other lenders from exploitation by a heady few set on having a spree was the function of Credit Reference Agencies . |
| 2 | Sir William Scarlett is a master of that craft … among masters ; but he acknowledges a better , ’ And then abruptly : ‘ How many set upon me ? ’ |
| 3 | She looked all set to be a book-a-year person once she had the initial break . |
| 4 | The Graduate looked all set to be his first , but Ernest Lehman , who was producing and adapting Edward Albee 's acid drama of marital non-bliss , Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? , persuaded Warner Bros to hire the untried Nichols . |
| 5 | Ruby Tiger was third as well in her race , but it was User Friendly who became the Princess of Longchamp yesterday — all set to be crowned Queen next year . |
| 6 | The remaining bit positions in the destination are either all left unchanged or all set to zero ( the latter being equivalent to logical " And " ) . |
| 7 | We were all set to be impressed , but when we entered the room , it turned out that she was a tiny-little lady with grinning peasant features and the usual pudding-basin haircut . |
| 8 | All set for America and afraid of the rain ! ’ |
| 9 | Cruising Altitude passed the pacemaking Floyd as they crossed the final hurdle and he looked all set for a comfortable victory . |
| 10 | Dates all set for Cereals '92 |
| 11 | ‘ All set for tonight ? ’ he asked her . |
| 12 | After the flawless performances of Apollos 11 and 12 , Apollo 13 looked all set for another success . |
| 13 | You are now all set for that sweet treat we 've been promising you . |
| 14 | HILARY GILES of Dunstable and her husband Charles are all set for a super day out at York today , as guests of the Daily Mirror . |
| 15 | ‘ All set for the get-in at the Variety tonight ? ’ |
| 16 | ALL SET FOR SOCCER TOURNAMENT |
| 17 | All set for spell in NY |
| 18 | He missed the Kronenbourg Open in Italy , but is all set for Oilette d'Anthon , the next stage of the European PGA tour and the £250,000 Lyon Open which begins on Thursday . |
| 19 | All set for finals show |
| 20 | And at the end of the Easter break I brought the family back from holiday , rescued the uniforms from the dry cleaners and rang the friend who shares the school pick up just to say : ‘ All set for tomorrow ? ’ |
| 21 | She said : ‘ All set for tomorrow week ! ’ |
| 22 | With the Arkansas governor a Rhodes Scholar at the university in 1968-69 looking all set for victory , it meant the US would become at least the 10th nation this century to boast a leader taught at the city of the dreaming spires . |
| 23 | Perkins , 17 , schoolboy son of Burscough boss Russ , impressed Stoke manager Lou Macari and is all set for another week in the Potteries over Christmas . |
| 24 | All set for a festive lunch at Grampian Transport in Aberdeen are driver Frank Evans and his colleague Neil Warden , who were being served by CCG 's manager , Isobel Walker . |
| 25 | Programmes to be cancelled or phased out ( subject to post-Gulf war evaluation ) included the navy 's F-14D fighter aircraft and Trident submarine , the airforce 's Maverick missile and F-15E and F-16 fighter aircraft and the army 's M-1 tank , Apache helicopter and Bradley fighting vehicle ; the remaining two US battleships , Missouri and Wisconsin , were both set to be decommissioned in September 1991 . |