Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] set [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A single regional band could not be applied to Yorkshire , with council tax prices set against a regional band for , say , London and the south-east .
2 So far 52 have left the Company with firm departure dates set for a further 62 .
3 In the beginning ( 1838 ) , early carriage department officers were mainly selected from those who had experience in the building of road vehicles , and their efforts resembled road coaches set upon a flat railway wagon .
4 Then he caught sight of Doreen 's pale , tired face , the tiny , delicate Cockney features set in a characteristic expression of grave determination , and he regretted the unkind thought .
5 The first wall had a stile in it of stone slabs set like a crude staircase at intervals into the sides , rough with golden lichen .
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