Example sentences of "[was/were] set [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I first played through Rattle 's Daphnis , the levels were set with a degree of concern for the neighbours , I felt that here was an example of his penchant for pianissimos on the threshold of audibility getting the better of him . |
| 2 | In other words , we were set for a few laughs . |
| 3 | Early in the season , Tony Wright bravely predicted that Gloucestershire were set for a successful summer . |
| 4 | You were set on a different road : you could even become — who knows ? — a schoolteacher . |
| 5 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 6 | For the first time , the students whose sights were set on a CNAA validated degree were sufficient in numbers to set the pace and the mood . |
| 7 | Most of the graphs were set on a steep , ascending curve , apart from the Husayn twins ' ; they started in the top left hand corner and were headed , inexorably , for the far right end of the bottom line . |
| 8 | The point is frequently made that if bus fares were set at a reasonable level , buses would be used more often and public safety would be greater . |
| 9 | The workroom was extremely tidy and four chairs were set in a row in front of the puppet theatre . |
| 10 | All were set in a wide range of localities , were powerful and dramatic , but lack organization . |
| 11 | Her grey eyes were set in a brown skin smooth like the shell of a hen 's egg . |
| 12 | The long , carved lips were set in a tight line and the straight black brows were screwed up in a frown . |
| 13 | Some books were set by a single compositor , but |
| 14 | There were three types ( ‘ modes ’ ) , depending on whether the syllabus and/or examination were set by an examining board or a school . |
| 15 | At the same time , milk yields had to be substantially increased and sustainable and the scene was set for a revolution in breeding and for the development of most of the modern breeds . |
| 16 | The stage was set for a nice priority fight . |
| 17 | With both sides eager for action the stage was set for a full-scale encounter battle . |
| 18 | It looked as if the stage was set for a carefully planned and timed entry of the leader , on the totalitarian model , but when the time came Aung San passed almost unobserved through the people to the platform , and quietly began his speech . |
| 19 | The scene was set for a confrontation which , because of the simultaneous peaking of unrest over the food question , threatened to bring not only a few militant engineers , but whole working-class communities into direct action against the continuation of the war . |
| 20 | BRITAIN 'S new top judge was set for a clash with the Government last night after he called for SHORTER jail sentences . |
| 21 | With actress Jackie , 47 , the Hollywood party scene was set for a quiet chat and a bottle of champagne — maybe a magnum . |
| 22 | Using the Mark 1 blue/grey set , complete with a Network SouthEast liveried coach , the scene was set for a return history period piece . |
| 23 | The scene was set for a movie genius but what was important for the history of the movies was that the genius who emerged to push the medium and the industry into a new era was a self-educated romantic whose values and ideas had not been provided by any distinctive intellectual tradition or urban political party but rather had emerged first out of his Southern , rural , Methodist past and then as he had drifted through a rapidly changing America . |
| 24 | The scene was set for a Russian calamity . |
| 25 | The stage was set for a critical vote where members would be asked to decide whether they were for or against Reagan 's economic programme . |
| 26 | Thirty years ago teacher education in Britain was set for a major expansion . |
| 27 | The old lady died and within weeks they 'd decided to get married ; they started furnishing the rooms over the shop and all was set for a wedding . ’ |
| 28 | The table was set for a meal , fresh flowers in the centre , and Jenna saw tears spring to Marguerite 's eyes . |
| 29 | From an early stage the pattern was set for a memorable bout as Close jabbed with great conviction , never once taking a backward step and trading punches on an equal basis throughout the fight . |
| 30 | No date was set for a planned third meeting . |