Example sentences of "[was/were] set for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early in the season , Tony Wright bravely predicted that Gloucestershire were set for a successful summer . |
| 2 | The scene was set for a Russian calamity . |
| 3 | Thirty years ago teacher education in Britain was set for a major expansion . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | No new date was set for a ninth round of talks . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The stage was set for a nice priority fight . |
| 8 | Once Lothar had again spurned his brothers ' messengers , and come southwards from Aachen to the Moselle , apparently seeking battle , the scene was set for a final showdown . |
| 9 | With both sides eager for action the stage was set for a full-scale encounter battle . |
| 10 | Dublin-born master flautist Brian Dunning and ex-Stockton 's Wing bodhran virtuoso Tommy Hayes were soon joined in Portland , Oregon , by Bothy Band founder Micheál O Dhomhnaill , and immediately the stage was set for a musical collaboration which has taken the band all over the world . |
| 11 | With actress Jackie , 47 , the Hollywood party scene was set for a quiet chat and a bottle of champagne — maybe a magnum . |