Example sentences of "[noun] set on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were low domes set on tall , narrow drums , possibly based in design upon the wooden Cathedral of S. Sophia at Novgorod ( destroyed by fire 1045 ) . |
| 2 | In the United States 35 states have legislation requiring all hospitals to provide a standard data set on each patient treated . |
| 3 | When you decide to get married , fix yourself up with someone of the old school , not one of those feminist flibbertigibbets of the kind Jim and I have landed ourselves with — undomesticated , never there , eyes set on further career mountains to be climbed . |
| 4 | The plain exterior circular walls partly supported the covering conical roof but , inside , six columns set on elliptical plan , assisted in this support . |
| 5 | The interior is unusual with columns set on circular plan but with flatter , straight sides to the exterior walls . |
| 6 | WEATHER-beaten Constantinos Kaloude has one of those lived-in faces that could have seen the sun set on 30,000 different horizons . |
| 7 | His artillery , standard three-pounder [ 1.4-kg ] guns , was arranged in five pairs between the various front-line regiments , with some additional guns and Coehorn mortars set on high ground to the rear and to the left . |
| 8 | Women sailors who might not have their sights set on such lofty goals — or , for that matter , those who have — will be interested in a seminar about women 's sailing to be held in February . |
| 9 | Traditionally these courses are for the more able , particularly those with their sights set on higher education . |
| 10 | Your uncle must be years and years older than she is , and anyway , I rather gathered she 'd got her sights set on some fellow whose name she would n't tell me . |
| 11 | Carl Llewellyn , again riding Party Politics , has his sights set on Red Rum 's record of three Grand National victories . |
| 12 | Kylie however has her sights set on another star , and another decade , the 1940s . |
| 13 | The only exception to this rule was Uncle Jack , who clearly had his sights set on several more whiskies when Charlotte insisted , at Ursula 's request , on driving him to the station and seeing him aboard the London train . |
| 14 | After all , he reminded himself , he was Prior William now and had his eye set on further promotion . |
| 15 | Type is often set with extra space ; eg 9 point set on 10 point . |
| 16 | Far from the slush of Hollywood 's romantic fifties films set on Balinese shores , this tropical island has a magical culture and scenery which enchant all who visit . |
| 17 | The Welsh Black has a deep , long body set on short legs . |
| 18 | By adopting this methodical approach you should avoid the pitfalls and successfully answer any questions set on this subject . |
| 19 | Questions set on these lines have good diagnostic potential . |
| 20 | Massively symbolized by the uniform itself , as Douglas ( 1973 : 16 ) indicates , this obsession tends to focus on the body , for ‘ the more value people set on social constraints , the more value they set on symbols of bodily control ’ . |
| 21 | It abolished the limits set on secondary educational expenditure in 1902 , and removed the exemptions to the requirement to attend school between the ages of 5 and 14 . |
| 22 | The full council will confirm the charges set on 4 March . |
| 23 | Bulstrode Whitelocke , English ambassador there in 1653 – 54 , was given £2,500 worth of the metal which was eventually cast into guns for the navy ( though he also received a miniature of Queen Christina in a diamond setting and the heir to the throne , the future Charles X , gave him a gold box set on one side with diamonds and with Charles 's portrait on the other ) . |
| 24 | There were thus two examination systems set on diverging courses for membership of the same Division . |
| 25 | Matters came to a head when Anthony Coburn delivered his second storyline , a science fiction adventure set on thirtieth-century Earth , titled simply ‘ The Robots ’ . |
| 26 | Both are basically shaped like upturned saucers set on rocky promontories above crags , and both look across dale in a basically northerly direction . |
| 27 | Feeling completely happy , she made her way towards the summer house set on high ground a little further down the bank . |