Example sentences of "[adv] set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sauron is defeated and his Ring taken by Isildur , only to set in motion the crisis at the end of the Third Age . |
| 2 | There is a swimming pool with a sun terrace , pool bar , free deckchairs and deckchairs all set in lovely gardens . |
| 3 | His gloriously coloured plumage is emblazoned with 169 diamonds , 44 sapphires , 31 emeralds , three round rubies and two pear-shaped rubies , all set in eighteen carat gold . |
| 4 | In fact , the tea 's all set in the dining-room as usual and has been for … let me see ’ — she put her head on one side — ‘ how many years ? ’ |
| 5 | But he was in his thirties , and already much set in his ways , and perhaps reluctant to make too many changes too quickly . |
| 6 | Such craftsmen were considered more than mere artisans , and their products , especially set in seal rings , were highly esteemed . |
| 7 | Thus evidence of glacial and interglacial periods , such as the type of flora and fauna present , can sometimes be used to assign a sequence to events , but , as with any relative dating technique , events are only set in order . |
| 8 | However , this tablet was only set in the wall in 1456 , and is in conflict with an account written about events on 17 September 1387 . |
| 9 | By that time he had not only set in motion all the police retinue that attends on sudden and unexplained death , but also attended their ministrations throughout , seen the body examined , photographed , cased in its plastic shell and removed by ambulance to the forensic laboratory , delegated certain necessary duties , placated the police doctor and the pathologist , come to terms with the inevitable grief and rage which do not reach the headlines , and made dispositions within his own mind for the retribution which is so often aborted . |
| 10 | Not a partnership — strangely for someone so set in his own ways , Ken would be willing to do as he was told , as far as work was concerned . |
| 11 | The Kings Quest series is basically set in the mythical kingdom of Daventry , and revolves around the adventures of King Graham , his family and subjects . |
| 12 | The film ended with Wayne assuming responsibility for an orphaned Vietnamese boy to the strains of The Ballad of the Green Berets and the sun apparently setting in the east , a scene which outraged his critics but apparently brought tears to the eyes of many less demanding viewers . |
| 13 | ( I learned from this experience that rigor mortis takes much longer to set in than I had supposed ; quite some time , in fact . ) |
| 14 | This chain of events led to British support of NATO becoming the basis of her Second Pillar of grand strategy , but it was to be another four years , and under Churchill 's last Administration , before it was finally set in concrete with the extension of the Brussels Treaty in the October 1954 . |
| 15 | The picturesque town of Alberobello offers a stunning day out because it is made up of over 1000 whitewashed ‘ trulli ’ houses , quaintly set in hilly , winding streets which are still regularly crossed by pony traps and carts . |
| 16 | The statute of Carlisle is best set in this context . |
| 17 | Oracle and Sybase have already set in motion plans for parallel-enabled versions of their respective database engines , and other players are expected to follow suit . |
| 18 | The reforms already set in train were either dropped immediately or gradually diluted , and from 1883 a period of intense reaction set in . |
| 19 | Presumably he had already set in motion the machinery which next month would array a large army under his command , but when he approached Limoges he still had only a few men with him . |
| 20 | Of slighter build than his brother , at fifteen Joseph still had the unfinished face of a growing boy , but his features were already set in a more thoughtful , reflective cast than Chuck 's and there was a hint of his mother 's sensitivity in his smile . |
| 21 | Government privatization plans , already set in train in June with the flotation of one-third of the shares in the Ibusz travel agency and the reopening of the Budapest stock exchange [ see p. 37620 ] , were framed in legislation approved by the National Assembly on Sept. 18 . |
| 22 | In all of this , the Library recognises that it can only advance in the closest possible cooperation and consultation with those organisations , most notably university departments and university libraries , which have already set in place the academic and technological infrastructure to which we hope to make an increasingly useful contribution . |
| 23 | The cost or price of borrowing or lending is thus set in the capital market . |
| 24 | Although some developers provide low cost or rented housing within their schemes , the majority of housing is aimed at the upper end of the market thus setting in motion a house price spiral which effectively freezes the locals out of home ownership . |
| 25 | the results are impressive as the steam seals the meat and stops the protein oozing out as it is already setting in the joint . |
| 26 | Preston 's preference for two wingers allowed Bay to clamp the midfield , and they soon set in motion a stream of direct attacks of surprising accuracy . |
| 27 | However , despondency soon set in early yesterday morning with the losses of the seats won in by-elections — Eastbourne , Ribble Valley and Kincardine and Deeside . |
| 28 | However , despondency soon set in early yesterday morning with the losses of the seats won in by-elections — Eastbourne , Ribble Valley , and Kincardine and Deeside . |
| 29 | Constitutional amendments formally to set in place a multiparty system were still pending , however : they were passed unanimously by the Federal Chamber on Aug. 8 , and it was hoped to secure the necessary ratification by the assemblies of the republics and provinces by Sept. 20 . |
| 30 | In the light of the evidence , it is very probable that the sun will always set in Sydney , and that stones will fall downwards when they a , re dropped . |