Example sentences of "[conj] set in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing else would change , though , the north geographic pole would n't move , and if we were to go outside to check up , the sun would still rise and set in the same place , and the Pole Star would appear at night over the local gas works . |
| 2 | Of course , in her father 's estimation , it was not much of a house , a warren of smallish rooms was how he saw it , and set in a damp situation on the side of a river valley . |
| 3 | Nasa said the plutonium is in marshmallow-size nuggets , each encased in three layers of protective material and set in a ceramic honeycomb , in turn contained in a cylinder made of layers of metal and fibreglass ¾ in thick . |
| 4 | I found it was possible with Paradise to talk about individual and personal responsibility , something which if set in a contemporary context would have had a preachy feel about it . ’ |
| 5 | This may not seem much in terms of Hong Kong 's caseload of more tha 40,000 Vietnamese , but set in a historical context it is an achievement . |
| 6 | Though set in a biblical past , the poem used the popular application of typology to indicate a present importance . |
| 7 | Here , too , the features were large , and clumsily applied : a nose like a ridge of clay , lips that recalled a Nubian 's , though set in a bitter line ; a protruding blue chin and ears so prominent that they covered half the sides of his head . |
| 8 | Glass shelves are often particularly effective , especially when set in a mirrored alcove , and lit from above or below , or both . |
| 9 | This little study , when set in the appropriate context , was turned into a short piece for a local history magazine . |