Example sentences of "[noun pl] set [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to official Japanese government estimates , 0.2 per cent of the nets set each night are not recovered , although the rate of loss is probably much higher , perhaps as much as 2 per cent . |
| 2 | The guests having been selected , there then came the problem of allocating rooms , since those who were jealous of their rank or susceptible to imaginary slights set great store by the nature of their accommodation within the Palace . |
| 3 | Germans set Euro ambush for Major |
| 4 | ‘ No — you 'd find it even hotter if we did , ’ he told her firmly , placing their suitcases down and switching on two small lamps on the tables set either side of a large , shabby couch which had clearly seen better days . |
| 5 | The pass gets its name from two groups of deep limestone potholes set either side of the road . |
| 6 | Bourbon producers set great store by the soft local water which passes through limestone on its way to the distilleries . |
| 7 | Under imperfect competition , producers set marginal cost equal to marginal revenue , which is less than the price at which the last unit is sold . |
| 8 | Some managements set great store by cuttings but a tally of the column inches or volume of press cuttings does not really tell you all that much . |
| 9 | From the brown hide couch in the sitting room , and the two matching armchairs set either side of the old range , the pretty cottage paintings and floral drapes throughout the house , the many ornaments that decorated every room , Beth was able to glimpse the nature of the woman who had lived and died here — David 's mother . |
| 10 | ‘ Men set ridiculous store by perpetuating their family name , ’ Catherine said stoutly . |
| 11 | That ministers set one policy for dealing with Saddam Hussein … and operated another in secret . |
| 12 | Joe handed the foaming mugs over the bar , and they both collapsed into the little wooden dining chairs set each side of the dying open fire . |
| 13 | Many Creole and Cajun cooks set great store on the mixing of a good roux — blending flour and fat ( often lard ) and cooking them until the correct golden brown degree is achieved . |
| 14 | The ancient Israelites set great store by proper burial . |