Example sentences of "[conj] set [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flavours of the trout and ham combine beautifully in this starter , which can be served either with melon balls mounted in the centre or set into the mixture . |
| 2 | Depending on the target species , the net is set at the bottom and anchored , or set at the surface and left to drift with the wind and current . |
| 3 | Big osier ones , flat , that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground . |
| 4 | Turn the creamy custard mixture into a well-buttered pie dish of 3 pt capacity and bake at 350°F ( 180°C ) gas mark 4 for about 25 min until set round the edges but still a little wobbly in the centre . |
| 5 | Usually because it has arisen and set during the daylight hours . |
| 6 | The house was rosy and set into the hill . |
| 7 | By this time a new headquarter had been built in Vicarage Road , with a new engine and modern appliances , and set into the forecourt was proudly displayed in large letters " HALLING " , but with the outbreak of war this was blocked in with cement for security reasons , and as one walks across in front of the station today the same cement is still visible . |
| 8 | Each piece is individually made in solid gold and set with the world 's finest alternative to diamonds . |
| 9 | The most famous was composed , according to J. Clare Billing , by four natives of the town and set to the tune of a Scottish dance which was performed by the town waits . |
| 10 | The objective of this special orientation , and similar arrangements in several other Mesoamerican cities , were the points on the horizon where the Sun rose and set on the day it passed directly overhead . |
| 11 | The brains themselves only need the lightest poaching for a quarter of an hour before being lifted out of the court-bouillon and set on the beds of lettuce . |
| 12 | Push halved new potatoes , cut sides down , on to sticks and set on the hot surface . |
| 13 | Based on a novel by E M Forster and set at the turn of the century , this is an elaborate and visually handsome period piece . |
| 14 | Surrounded by hills and set at the mouth of the lush Foglia Valley , this is an attractive resort and an interesting town in its own right . |
| 15 | Opposite the door and set under the windows was an ancient oak desk with three right-hand drawers , one without handles . |
| 16 | The tooth , for example , is a living organ , at equilibrium with a complex biological environment and set in the mouth close to blood vessels , nerves , sense organs and salivary glands . |
| 17 | Although it seems unlikely , it does have a history of herbal use , being listed in Gerard 's herbal ; " the floures steeped in oil and set in the Sun , are good to anoint the body that is benummed , and growne very cold " . |
| 18 | Although the little hut at Trebyan was only a couple of hundred yards from the house and the pottery it was over the slope of the hill and hemmed in by gorse and hawthorn : a single large room with a verandah , built of lap boarding , raised on a brick base and set in the side of the hill . |
| 19 | And set in the centre of the hollow was a house that was a picturesque jumble of gables and tall chimneys , uneven roofs and latticed windows . |
| 20 | The play , written by André Birabeau and set in the Paris of 1919 , brought praise for the performances of Crawford and his co-star , nineteen-year-old Sarah Long , who had played the same role a year earlier when a different production was staged in Brighton and London . |
| 21 | The morning 's milk was poured , still warm , into a large pan and set by the fire because the temperature had to be kept around 93° . |
| 22 | It is now a grand little farmhouse forming part of a courtyard together with its outbuildings and set against the prevailing wind from the northwest . |
| 23 | The refund may therefore be spread over the remaining expected service lives of current employees who are members and set against the regular cost for those years . |
| 24 | Yet 18 months after its signing , and set against the political and economic backdrop of today 's Europe , the dangers of persisting with it are smaller than the dangers of scuttling it . |
| 25 | The consultation may acquire a greater urgency and sense of purpose if set against the background of a recognised right of recovery at common law . |
| 26 | The ‘ shutter ’ signal indicates when the High Speed Shutter is on , and the cursor-type indicator above it shows the brightness of the scene being recorded and hence the lens aperture as set by the automatic exposure system . |
| 27 | Under this procedure the prisoner could discover what his tariff was as set by the judges , by simply adding three years to the date of the first reference to the local review committee . |
| 28 | Of the nine republics which officially took part in the referendum , five ( Azerbaijan , Byelorussia , Kirghizia , Tadjikistan and Turkmenia ) asked only the question as set by the USSR Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 29 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which had reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 30 | Work systematically around the paving until the blocks are flush with the desired level as set by the edging blocks . |