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11174 SpokenEnglish II Example: The police were sent in to quell the riot as the protesters
had started burning cars and wrecking shops. Send in = write to get information
Example: If you want to enter the competition, you have to send in for an entry form.
Send off = expel a sports player from a match
Example: The football striker was sent off for arguing with the
referee's decision.
Send off = post a letter
Example: I must send this letter off today otherwise it won't get
there in time.
Send offfor = order something by post
Example: I sent offfor some jeans that I liked in the catalogue.
Send out = send something to a lot ofpeople
Example: They sent out a mail shot to all their existing customers.
Send outfor = order takeaway food by phone
Example: We couldn't be bothered to cook, so we sent out for a plzza.
Set about = start doing something
Example: We set about the cleaning and got it done before lunch-
time.
Set aside = overturn a court verdict or decision
Example: The Appeal Court set aside the guilty verdict because the evidence was unsatisfactory and declared her not guilty.
Set back = cost
Example: The car repairs set me back eight hundred pounds. Set in = change season noticeably