Example sentences of "and set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would expect to learn of the success of the Tay landings , and to set off on the seven miles that would take them to the central strongholds of Alba , already besieged by their fellows . |
| 2 | But if not that , then many critics would like to be dictators of literature , to regulate the past , and to set out with quiet authority the future direction of the art . |
| 3 | Cover and set aside for several hours or overnight , stirring occasionally if passing . |
| 4 | 4 Open the parcel at one end , pour the juices into a bowl and set aside for Red pepper sauce ( see facing page ) . |
| 5 | Wrap and set aside for 30 minutes . |
| 6 | The section only applies to public houses ( for meaning of " public house , " see s.139(1) ) in respect of which applications for Sunday opening have not been granted under Sched. 4 , and , in respect of which , part of the premises have been adapted and set aside for the provision of the customary main meal at mid-day or in the evening or both , The procedure for applying the section to the premises is similar to the procedure under 5,57 , Before a licence-holder can apply the section to his premises , he has to obtain a declaration of satisfaction from the licensing board that part of his premises are adapted and used or intended to be used for habitually providing the customary main meal at mid-day or in the evening and that the adapted part does not contain a bar counter ( subs . |
| 7 | The system as a whole has to be " smashed " and set aside by a vanguard party of intellectuals which leads the working class in extra-and anti-parliamentary action towards socialism ( see also Chapter 7 ) . |
| 8 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 9 | No I mean she she she , she wanted to try and set up on her own . |
| 10 | One of the spoke machines from the Road Vehicle Shop was adapted ; cutter block was quickly made and set up by the tool-room , but two dimensions could not be attained in this process . |
| 11 | To provide water for farmers and city dwellers , three sections of the marsh were surrounded with dikes and set aside from development , each one a kind of captured remnant of Everglades , but wholly for man 's use . |
| 12 | He rolls up his sleeves and sets in on the dishes that I have eaten from over the course of the day . |
| 13 | In pursuit of these , Mopsus proposes marriage to a fine lady and is beaten by her servants ; he steals his father 's rent money and sets out for London where he is robbed by a prostitute and thrown into gaol ; his father sends more money which he uses to bribe the gaoler ; he is tricked into marrying an aristocrat 's mistress who promptly gives birth ; the woman leaves and the baby dies ; the prodigal returns to his father . |
| 14 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 15 | Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country . |
| 16 | In the end the woman chooses to renounce both men and sets out on her own path . |
| 17 | Doodle , a funny little insect thing , is determined to rescue the fair maiden and sets out with only a set of pencils to his name . |
| 18 | But woe betide any minister who does not possess a country seat and sets off across the Channel to ‘ abroad ’ . |
| 19 | This one is n't a novel , but a personal travelogue whose scenario can be summed-up thus : successful , celebrated author buys an old biplane and sets off across America to recreate the old barnstorming days while rediscovering himself and his country and … |
| 20 | THREE or four times a month a Royal Bank lorry laden with 4 tonnes of waste paper pulls out of Drummond House and sets off for a paper mill in Fife . |
| 21 | ‘ When Brad escapes from the Nebulan experiment lab and sets off with Cord and Tara to immobilize the directed-energy scythe on the Xerxian attack ship — where 's Chelsi ? ’ |
| 22 | Enhancement of visitor facilities and setting up of major displays . |
| 23 | I still believe that that someone is to come by the name of David and setting up of God 's kingdom but but |
| 24 | She writes : ‘ The continued running of such a business is much less satisfying than the creation and setting up of it ’ , so now that it is sold her next challenge is the restoration of an ‘ old Montgomeryshire half-timbered gentleman 's residence and its apothecary 's herb-garden , dating from 1720 … |
| 25 | He was actually in on the design and setting up of this hospital when Ocean Empress was still in the commissioning stage a few years back . |
| 26 | ‘ It would be another tragedy for the able child from the non-affluent home , but there are several places where parents will favour abandoning the state sector and setting up as economical day schools . ’ |
| 27 | The Buddha of Suburbia is about filling that vacuum , which Karim 's father does by leaving his wife for his single-breasted girlfriend and setting up as a Bromley guru , or escaping from it , which Karim himself does by moving north of the river in search of new mainly sexual , experience . |
| 28 | The largest intact building , erected beside the small church , was occupied by three resident monks , a lay servant , and a group of men from Berwick , who , under the supervision of a black-robed clerk , were carrying out and setting up before the building a trestle table with a stool for each end , and a couple of benches . |
| 29 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
| 30 | There was time only to grab a piece of burnt toast before jumping into her car and setting off for London . |