Sentence examples for set the lid from inspiring English sources

After 30 minutes, set the lid slightly askew.

Set the lid askew, and cook for another 1½ hours at slightly higher heat.

Give the onions a stir, release some steam and set the lid on the pan.

Set the lid in place and heat the water to a boil, steaming the tamales over a constant medium heat for about 11/4 hours.

Set the lid and the bottom (sectioned) part of the carton aside for later use.

Set the lid on top of the container but do not seal it to allow oxygen to reach the pulp.

But a huge black dog disturbs them, attracted by their picnic lunch, snarling at them "like a phantom or an animal from the underworld" and setting the lid "rattling like billio".

When I suggested setting the lids loosely on top – "after all, the weight of the earth will hold them in place" – or fastening them down with carpenter's glue, Adomait permitted himself a quickly fading smile, then declared pine and birch dowels more suitable.

Reduce heat to medium, set the pot lid on halfway, leaving a little steam vent.

Set the correct lid next to each container.

Once you have created your scene, set the jar lid aside for a while to dry.