Example sentences of "[noun] set in " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her glance slid from this face to the other and she found herself observed by pale eyes set in bloated white flesh . |
| 32 | Neat black hair , with dark intense eyes set in a handsome sunburnt face . |
| 33 | Of Jewish descent , he is a big man in every sense , powerfully built , with deep dark eyes set in a craggy , lined face and an Albert Schweitzer moustache . |
| 34 | The shock of red hair , the puckish , mobile face and preternaturally bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement all conspired to lend Malcolm McLaren a Mephistophelean air . |
| 35 | One of the giant owls of the region , about the size of an Eagle Owl ( p. 177 ) , but with longer tail , rounder head and no ear tufts , smaller yellow eyes set in a facial disc with concentric dark rings , and a black patch on the chin . |
| 36 | Of indeterminate age , he had moist grey eyes set in a pale , thin face . |
| 37 | But as they did so , they unknowingly broke the invisible beam linking two electronic eyes set in the surrounding trees . |
| 38 | His face was thin and you saw those strange blue-coloured eyes set in the darkness of his skin . |
| 39 | A classic storyline set in the twenties being filmed in the nineties . |
| 40 | A new Sustainable Development Commission , subject to approval by the UN General Assembly , would monitor progress towards the goals set in Rio . |
| 41 | These may range from circular huts set in a farmyard , with small closes dating from the Ornamental Horizon of the Middle Bronze Age , through the hill-fort ‘ village ’ of the Iron Age , first-century Roman villa with outbuildings , to much later structures up to , and sometimes including , the twentieth century . |
| 42 | On other pages , she had seen a village of huts set in the lee of a bluff , where mothers — Italian mothers with babies on their laps — were sitting in the sun on chairs , just like at home . |
| 43 | By and large timekeeping was restored to the excellent precedents set in June , writes JAKE RAYMOND . |
| 44 | He surely recollects the precedents set in the steel and coal industries , in which the Community was involved in Europewide initiatives to limit the impact of the decline in demand for the products of the companies concerned . |
| 45 | Horsedrawn trams were introduced in 1882 , using rail-lines set in the middle of the main roads — in Chiswick , from the foot of Kew Bridge — just in front of the ‘ Star & Garter ’ inn — to Hammersmith Broadway . |
| 46 | From where she stood , working access to the most inner room had been via remote control arms and full-sized plastic window-suits set in the wall with their own flexi-corridors that stretched out behind the deeper the technician moved into the room . |
| 47 | Nant-y-Glyn Leisure Holiday cottages & chalets set in a lovely sheltered valley . |
| 48 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line he knew so well . |
| 49 | Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door . |
| 50 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 51 | His closely shaven face was tense and his usually sensuous mouth set in a grim line . |
| 52 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 53 | It stood there , hunched and spindly , the weight held threateningly in one tiny hand , its big , dark , staring eyes fixed murderously on him , its mouth set in a snarl of deadly intent . |
| 54 | Joseph 's mouth set in a thin line . |
| 55 | He stared at her , mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 56 | Roman , his mouth set in a straight line , strode across the grass , leaving Dana and Claudia to follow . |
| 57 | She lifted the receiver as Myra darted to the other phone and , her mouth set in a straight line , dialled the number of Roman 's office . |
| 58 | Folly 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 59 | Nadine 's mouth set in a firm , determined line . |
| 60 | Cranston 's mouth set in a stubborn line . |