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Meanings of set foot in English

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Usage of set foot in English
1
As a result, he almost never set foot in the senate house.
Julian
2
For almost a year, they dared not set foot outside the camp.
Reuters
3
In the year since she'd moved, I hadn't set foot in there.
Mysterious Skin
4
He threatened to attack any international soldier who set foot in Liberia.
This child will be great
5
Nobody has set foot on the Island of Meadow for 11 years.
The new yorker
6
You knew it as soon as he set foot in our house.
Halo
7
The moment she set foot on the deck, she heard her name.
Secret of the Dragon
8
He started to growl the moment I set foot in the room.
Beautiful creatures
9
I have not set foot on my native soil for a year.
The captive
10
And that was the last time I set foot in my house.
Radio NZ
11
No Bolshevik must ever, I repeat, ever, set foot on German soil.
The forgotten soldier
12
I think I knew the first time I set foot in it.'
Blood harvest
13
In fact, she never thought she'd set foot in her hometown again.
Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World
14
Don't let our country set foot on the slippery slope of nationalism.
BBC
15
I never set foot in that area when I visited the chapel.
The Great Book of Amber
16
Her fate had been decided before she'd set foot in the room.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
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United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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