Example sentences of "[was/were] set into " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sculptural panels illustrating ‘ Engineering ’ , ‘ Agriculture ’ , ‘ Commerce ’ , ‘ Science ’ , and ‘ Trade ’ were set into the gables , and cameo busts of the directors of the company were placed in the main façade . |
| 2 | Below us the broad terraces of Hatshepsut 's temple were set into the curving amphitheatre of the cliffs . |
| 3 | Numerous poles were set into the mossy cobbles of the yard , connected at a height of six feet or so by thin cords . |
| 4 | The outer door was set into the lower corner of the left-hand wall . |
| 5 | Its most surprising room , covered from ceiling to floor in 17th-century paintings , should be a salon or library ; instead , a dotty stone bathtub was set into one wall at a later date by a lady called Charlotte . |
| 6 | To prevent seepage from the soil eroding the bottom part of the mud wall , a layer of fired bricks was set into the wall to separate the mud bricks from the foundation . |
| 7 | Canongate had its own Tolbooth , which has survived because it was set into the building line instead of blocking the thoroughfare . |
| 8 | The girl 's face was set into rigid lines from the garden , robbing them of all expression . |
| 9 | His face was set into the perfect sympathetic mould now . |
| 10 | The bright light had left his eyes and his face was set into determined lines . |
| 11 | He was back in just a couple of minutes , and his face was set into dark , angry lines . |
| 12 | Julius came further into the hall , and his face was set into very grim lines . |
| 13 | The fireplace in question was set into a huge thick wall that partly divided the main room . |
| 14 | A large , round stone plaque was set into it , depicting the face of a human or , perhaps , a god . |