Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would a possible solution be for the son F to set up as a sole trader and eventually move to separate premises with perhaps other family members becoming partners of this business ? |
| 2 | For example , this is a passage of interpretive description of a Van Gogh self-portrait : ‘ … his emaciated , luminous head with its burning eyes set off against a whirlpool of darkness . |
| 3 | The car sets off in a series of lurches across the gravel , for a moment blotting out , or perhaps silencing , the night life . |
| 4 | The implementation of these concessions , made by the captive King John in London , was refused by the council in France , and late in 1359 Edward set out with a large army for France to see how persuasive a strong show of force could be . |
| 5 | The pads can be inserted into an undergravel set up as a gravel tidy without interrupting the free flow of water . |
| 6 | Article 38 is the only specified exception , for it preserves the position that a rule set forth in a treaty can become binding upon a third party as a rule of customary international law . |
| 7 | ( 3 ) When granting a licence , a licensing board may attach to the licence any condition set out in a byelaw by virtue of paragraph ( 1 ) of subsection ( 1 ) above . |
| 8 | OOam on a crisp Spring morning , 2O staff from Wallington set off on a 46 mile sponsored bike ride from Wallington to Brighton . |
| 9 | Ten days later , at eight-thirty in the morning of Wednesday , 22nd January , Robyn Penrose set off in a snowstorm and an ill humour to begin her stint as the University of Rummidge Faculty of Arts Industry Year Shadow , or URFAIYS as she was designated in memoranda emanating from the Vice-Chancellor 's Office . |
| 10 | West Indies soon lost Haynes , but Richards , on his home ground , and Greenidge set off at an explosive pace with 45 off the first seven overs . |
| 11 | He handed her a plate of freshly baked ensaimadas from a tray set out on a white linen cloth . |
| 12 | The employee set up as a tailor within the relevant area within two years of leaving his employment . |
| 13 | After staging several provocative manoeuvres in Vilnius , the newly arrived Soviet paratroopers on Jan. 11 occupied the headquarters of the Lithuanian Defence Council , a government department set up as a first step towards establishing an independent Lithuanian army . |
| 14 | Markby set out on a different line of approach . |
| 15 | With a spreadsheet set up on a personal computer , this requires very little time to calculate and provides a direct guide to strategies concerned with cost leadership . |
| 16 | Lots of fun and excitement as Henry 's Cat sets off on a trip to Treasure Island |
| 17 | An opportunity for escape occurred shortly afterwards when she and Wordsworth set off on a walking tour into the Wye Valley . |
| 18 | The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior shadowed the march from the sea , unloading a wind turbine to join a display of alternative energy equipment set up amid a cluster of marquees and caravans on what was then a rolling green field . |
| 19 | The plan set out in a letter to the union is being seen as a sign that all thirty one pits earmarked for closure last year , will now shut . |
| 20 | He also served on the advisory council set up under an order in council of 28 July 1915 , for the ‘ organization and development of scientific and industrial research ’ . |
| 21 | The sky was cloudy when Giles set off after an early breakfast . |
| 22 | The scene is the Ritz Club , the prototype of a sophisticated Thirties nightclub in dazzling primary colours set off by a sleek black bar . |
| 23 | While Ipswich are one game away from the National League title , Chelmsford are one place away from relegation to the Second Division but when it comes to March 28 the league will seem a million miles away and both sides will have their sights set firmly on a semi-final place . |
| 24 | People had actually laughed at her for asking for a chemistry set instead of a Barbie doll or a set of Nancy Drew books . |
| 25 | David Holmes of Dorling Kindersley fielded the accusation of ‘ unfair play ’ : ‘ The DK Family Library is a business set up as a networking operation , along the lines of Tupperware , ’ he said . |
| 26 | It was supposed to be like going Over the Top , but it felt more like a gang of reluctant schoolboys setting out on a cross-country run with only the prospect of a quick smoke round the back of the bike sheds to sustain them . |
| 27 | Here he stuck out his chest and strutted about like a professional walker setting out on a long distance race . |
| 28 | The Martin Hannett-produced ‘ Get Better ’ is their second 45 since singing to the Belgian label and the band set out on a European tour in March including a date at The Locomotive in Paris on March 20 . |
| 29 | The Tigers boycotted elections in November last year for the North-Eastern Provincial Council , the new body set up as a compromise to demands for self-rule , saying that it did not fulfil the aspirations of the Tamil people . |
| 30 | Marshall set off in a new direction . |