Example sentences of "[noun] set in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a film on now , ‘ a gritty piece set in a Welsh mining community ’ according to the Radio Times . |
| 2 | Jonadab 's lips set in a straight line and his brows drew together in a frown . |
| 3 | One of the giant owls of the region , about the size of an Eagle Owl ( p. 177 ) , but with longer tail , rounder head and no ear tufts , smaller yellow eyes set in a facial disc with concentric dark rings , and a black patch on the chin . |
| 4 | Roman , his mouth set in a straight line , strode across the grass , leaving Dana and Claudia to follow . |
| 5 | She lifted the receiver as Myra darted to the other phone and , her mouth set in a straight line , dialled the number of Roman 's office . |
| 6 | With Rune 's jaw hard and his mouth set in a straight line it was easy to imagine just how terrifying their enemies had found the invaders . |
| 7 | Her face was flushed , but her mouth set in a firm line . |
| 8 | Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door . |
| 9 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 10 | His closely shaven face was tense and his usually sensuous mouth set in a grim line . |
| 11 | Folly 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 12 | She stalked off across the road , her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line . |
| 13 | Joseph 's mouth set in a thin line . |
| 14 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line he knew so well . |
| 15 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 16 | Cranston 's mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 17 | He stared at her , mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 18 | Kate stared back at him , her mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 19 | For a moment she hesitated , then , her mouth set in a determined line Elise would have recognised with misgiving , set about dampening her cotton nightshirt and then her hair and face to simulate perspiration . |
| 20 | They are comic crime and its cousin , farce crime ; romantic suspense ; historical crime and its near relation , crime set in the immediate past ; and finally , the crime short story . |
| 21 | The lovely Llyn Brenig close to Cerrigydrudion , is a new reservoir set in a timeless landscape , where facilities exist for fishing , walking on the moors and bird watching . |
| 22 | The mill also housed a bakehouse on the lower floor , several bake-ovens set in the rear wall being largely intact , surviving as a reminder of what was once an important local trade , carried on at Aston mill for over a century . |
| 23 | The most dramatic direct action was taken at Luxulyan , a village set in a beautiful farming area with a local population mix of traditional farmers , well-heeled professionals and not so well-heeled smallholders . |
| 24 | But The Cutting Edge ( Cert P.G. ; General ) , a sort of Dirty Dancing on ice set in the competitive world of international skating , left me cold . |
| 25 | Leo McKern , Sara Kestelman and Ian Holm star in the BBC Screen Two presentation , The Last Romantics , on Sunday , a powerful story of love and betrayal set in the tranquil world of Cambridge University . |
| 26 | One evening after the kind of soft autumnal day that is an echo of the summer gone , when the sun sets in the western sky to cast great pinks ant reds across its distant clouds , Creggan was peaceful at his stance , dreaming of his own homesite . |
| 27 | With our feet firmly on the ground and our sights set in the right direction . |
| 28 | It sounded like an interesting job — the play was a futuristic drama set in the twenty-first century , and the director said she 'd have a chance to really let her imagination run riot on the styles . |
| 29 | Moreover , though the small centre of Buxtehude is attractive enough , Ingolstadt is the only one with a heritage of historic buildings set in an ancient street pattern . |
| 30 | The main focus of their sponsorship is totally to re-equip the department 's studio with state-of-the-art electronic flash and tungsten lighting equipment ; in exchange , KJP have a distribution site on campus , serving the Lothians , and a showpiece setting in a real studio situation . |