Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [art] tone " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chintz armchairs and well-worn rugs set the tone . |
| 2 | The portrait of Boyd Fortin was the first in Avedon 's project and in some ways set the tone and style of what was to come , linking the Western portraits to previous preoccupations . |
| 3 | For example , fears of escalation expressed by the police set the tone for the Star headline BABY-FACED SEX BEAST ‘ SET TO KILL' — ‘ Detectives believe the same man carried out two earlier attacks and is becoming increasingly violent . |
| 4 | It 's an album that 's jammed full of placid love songs — the title track helps set the tone and , from there on , it can be a little difficult to know when one song finishes and the next begins . |
| 5 | In Benedict 's the staff nurses set the tone , since they saw more of our men on and off duty than any other nursing strata in the hospital . |