Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as they did so , they unknowingly broke the invisible beam linking two electronic eyes set in the surrounding trees . |
| 2 | He was in one of a bank of four public booths set into the rear wall of Dunstable post office ; he was still north of London . |
| 3 | Charming emerald islands set amongst the lapping waves . ’ |
| 4 | Voix du Zaïre radio said that enraged students set on the junior education minister , Issalu Isangi , who was badly beaten up . |
| 5 | Of Jewish descent , he is a big man in every sense , powerfully built , with deep dark eyes set in a craggy , lined face and an Albert Schweitzer moustache . |
| 6 | The strength of the individual features set in a long thin face gave him a striking and attractive appearance . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Gainsborough films that best characterize the desire of filmmakers to close their eyes to the darker currents in society , to make believe that the world really is as cosy as some wartime films made it out to be , are Holiday Camp ( 1947 ) and the three sequels set amongst the jolly Huggett family . |
| 9 | In its place are three buttons set into the right hand cab pillar . |
| 10 | First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ? |
| 11 | Now I am able to say that Barton Willmore has done this work , and it has submitted as part of our submission to the E I P , and in summary what I would say is that I believe that that work demonstrates that the new settlement has to be in the order of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , to begin to achieve the environmental objectives set for the new settlement , and also social objectives which would also be important to the residents of that new settlement . |
| 12 | to comply with environmental standards set by the European Community and the Forth River Purification Board |
| 13 | However , at the classroom level there may be specific objectives set for a particular session or activity . |
| 14 | With its steep , rocky buttresses set above a fern-covered hillside near Upper Hulme , this craggy bastion , the last real peak at the southern end of the Pennines , has a real mountain profile . |
| 15 | Of indeterminate age , he had moist grey eyes set in a pale , thin face . |
| 16 | Before the main feature , however , there were a couple of important sideshows to set before the drenched assembly in the shape of the Plate and Bowl finals . |
| 17 | Legend has it that Rhodes , largest of the Dodecanese islands set in the blue Aegean Sea , was home to the sun god Helios … and little wonder given this island 's mild climate and long sun-drenched summer days . |
| 18 | the small characters set below the normal letters or figures . |
| 19 | the small characters set above the normal letters or figures . |
| 20 | Yet these are small gains to set against the many reverses the right has suffered since Mr de Klerk started to undo apartheid . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 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 | This features a range of static screens set to a pleasing little ditty . |
| 24 | Neat black hair , with dark intense eyes set in a handsome sunburnt face . |
| 25 | A colourful and busy small town with all main facilities set in a deep and steep sided bay . |
| 26 | Giverny is an Art Nouveau design inspired by the flowers from Monet 's famous garden , using bright florals set against a deep background . |