Example sentences of "[noun] set [adv] back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Oswald Stoll — who was subsequently knighted — began to erect , in 1911 , one of his ‘ Empires ’ , a theatre of entertainment , in Chiswick High Road , situated between the ‘ Old Packhorse ’ on the corner of Acton Lane , and the family butchers , ‘ Caughts ’ which had its own slaughter house , as well as a shop set well back from the main road , just west of Essex Place Square . |
| 2 | Further down yet , the terracing ceased and became pairs of large semi-detached houses set well back from the road with the front gardens mostly paved and dedicated to parking space . |
| 3 | Oger is a small hamlet , its few houses set well back from the D10 towards the Forêt d'Oger , and barely noticeable from the road . |
| 4 | Enjoying a fantastic location in Kos town , you 'll find the Hotel Catherine set just back from the lively , bustling harbour , right in the centre of town and ideally placed for both the beach and nightlife . |
| 5 | The following morning , Arty was taken by ambulance to the huge Victorian red-brick pile on the edge of town — a massive structure set well back in the fields and surrounded by a high wall to protect the sensibilities of the sane from too close a confrontation with one of society 's more disagreeable problems . |
| 6 | Newman slowed down , stopped outside a cottage set well back from the road so Paula could read the name . |