Example sentences of "[am/are] set [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Because you 're set on a course of self-destruction , that 's why , Lizzy . ’
2 If you 're set on it , we 'll go to Gamages . ’
3 If you 're set on getting a cordless mouse Logitech 's contender must be seriously considered .
4 They 're set into a set combination .
5 ‘ We 're set for the end of the century , ’ he says , ‘ but you ca n't look much further than that , can you ? ’
6 Tonight they 're setting up a road check in the area where he was murdered .
7 So when you 're setting about setting up an evaluation project you consider it very important to get the co-operation of the teachers and staff involved .
8 Night netting requires that your nets are set between the rabbits ' home ground and their feeding areas .
9 Two distinguished living composers — one Irish , one Welsh — are set between two great masters of the past .
10 During a study of the various styles , it became apparent to me that if the back legs are set into the seat rails at an angle , this angle , together with the curvature of the rear legs and backward slope of the chair back can regulate the flair : if the legs are mounted at right angles to the rear seat rail , there would be no flair .
11 When the facts or events I mentioned above are put together in sequence , and when they are set into the background of recent developments , then a different and far more worrying interpretation begins to appear .
12 In the little churchyard in Sasbach , by contrast , two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall .
13 Beside the front doors of the houses at this mining settlement near Peterlee , slates are set into the walls .
14 When this pin is held high , the output pins are set into a high impedance state , behaving as though they are , in effect , switched off .
15 Bricks or special edging slabs are set into concrete to provide an appropriate finish .
16 Check the flaunchings ( the mortar that pots are set into ) , and treat porous brickwork with a waterproofing solution .
17 The church has other features too that come from the Moorish Spain of the Middle Ages : above all , the queer openwork stone screens that are set into the window embrasures , hewn crudely but winningly into geometric patterns .
18 The head of La Paysanne which conveys the same monolithic , blocklike quality as her body , has features , like those of so many of her immediate predecessors in Picasso 's work , that are set into a concave or volumetrically negative facial plane , often set under convex foreheads .
19 As well as explaining the remains visible on the site tour , this guide provides an insight into the way of life of the various inhabitants : Neolithic , Bronze Age , Iron Age , Pictish , Viking , Norse/Medieval farmers , fishermen , craftsmen and part-time warriors , all are set into historical , geographical and social perspective .
20 As modules are set into ‘ hard-copy only ’ state , indicating that the offline magnetic copy is no longer required , the system calculates how many modules are still needed on a particular media item .
21 Stanza three , the fox 's nose touch twig leaf and its footprints are set into the snow .
22 Large stone blocks are set as stepping stones for pedestrians to cross without becoming muddied .
23 The titles you choose for essays you devise yourself can , if you want them to , be made closely to resemble the sorts of questions you are set as prescribed essays or in exams .
24 The item below that is the shortfall in planning application fees , this is application fees for er mineral extraction applications which are , these are set as a statutory charge erm we 've picked up in the budget monitoring reports which have been to previous committees that the from this source has been falling off , as a few words explain that in this paragraph .
25 One large dome and two smaller ones with twisted columned drums are set over the narthex which has 12 columns to support them inside .
26 Some implements are set with the heads at different angles to make them easier to manoeuvre with one hand .
27 er all agricultural prices are set with the B C U and er what we 're er hold on do we just try and organize myself .
28 On every release , targets are set for the whole sales force by the sales manager or director , in consultation with the marketing division .
29 1.6 The assessment framework adopted by the Government requires that : ( a ) attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills , and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; ( b ) pupils ' performances in relation to attainment targets should be assessed and reported on at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 .
30 Standards are set for ventilation , heating , lighting , hygiene , safety features of tools and equipment , fire precautions , first aid facilities and provision is made for occupational health services .
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