Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] set [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On other occasions , teachers commented that tasks without an obvious method of solution which were set to the intake year and also to other years were tackled better by the intake year in spite of the fact that they were younger . |
| 2 | They were set for the garlic and the prawns , if they made it quick . |
| 3 | The sun had moved so that it was setting on the roof of the building on the western side of the yard . |
| 4 | She had a leather suitcase which bore the remains of labels from pre-war Oriental hotels , a hatbox and an immense carpet bag which sighed out little puffs of dust every time it was set on the ground . |
| 5 | Canongate had its own Tolbooth , which has survived because it was set into the building line instead of blocking the thoroughfare . |
| 6 | It was set in the middle of a corn field , and she turned between the tall stalks of corn and followed the track up to the barn . |