Example sentences of "[verb] [be] set [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 17 are binding on us and , if the cases in which security over property has been given are set to one side , there are no counter authorities which weaken their authority , save , perhaps , Chaplin & Co . |
| 2 | God 's plan is held to be comprehensive , and has been set for all time . |
| 3 | Mr Bell said : ‘ My programme has been set for many weeks and every day is tied up . ’ |
| 4 | No date has been set for any development to start at St Wulstans . |
| 5 | A world record has been set for tight rope walking between two hot air balloons . |
| 6 | The Council , and subsequently the Group , gave their approval and the target date for bringing the new system into service has been set for 31 May . |
| 7 | The quota for this year has been set at 120,000 tonnes ( compared with 235,000 in 1989 ) , with a proviso that only 25,000 tonnes can be caught before July , at which point the report of a new study may trigger further cuts . |
| 8 | However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not . |
| 9 | ( vi ) If the date for the first review is fixed 17 years after sentence , the prisoner is told that this does not necessarily mean that the period for retribution and deterrence has been set at 20 years . |
| 10 | However , it is apparently the practice that if the prisoner inquires in such a case whether the tariff has been set at 20 years , he will be told if it has been set at that period , but not if it has not . |
| 11 | The session was marked by the frank and abrasive attitude taken by Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk towards the CIS ( whose collapse he apparently regarded as imminent ) and his combative response when Russian President Boris Yeltsin suggested that the legal basis had been set for joint CIS armed forces . |
| 12 | On 19th May Edward moved into the Tower of London to await his Coronation , which had been set for 22nd June . |
| 13 | By 1988 age-limits had been set for top posts and the way they were filled had become more democratic . |
| 14 | The handsome parquet flooring had been rewaxed , the girandoles around the walls had been set with pure wax candles purchased from an ecclesiastical suppliers in Hounslow , elaborate arrangements of flowers graced gilded stands all around the walls . |
| 15 | As you go in by the west end of the nave of the parish church , two black memorial plaques have been set into little side chapels on the north and south walls . |
| 16 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 17 | After personal educational objectives have been set for each doctor the educational process should be completed by assessment of whether these objectives have been fulfilled . |
| 18 | Both photocopiers have been set for multiple copies , and both have run out of paper . |
| 19 | ‘ The standards for cab design have been set for one person , so we foresee problems with having two seats , ’ says Mr Boswell . |