Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [noun] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though , within the limits of building activity set by the Labour government , it is unlikely that the development charge procedure seriously affected the supply of land , it is probable that the Conservative government 's plans for private building would have been jeopardised by it . |
| 2 | On the little altar to his ancestors beside the mirror , lighted candles stood amidst tiny dishes of fruits , pork , fish and rice , and behind him incense burners and small brass pans of aloe wood set on a low lacquered table sent perfumed smoke drifting in gentle spirals towards the ceiling . |
| 3 | The fine tradition of fund raising set by the guild had been continued by the branch , so much so that since October no less than £8,533 has been raised . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The company , it seems , has no stomach to fight religious wars any longer and has meetings scheduled with Unix System Labs this week , and the Open Software Foundation next , at which some kind of rapprochment is likely — though not an SVR4 kernel development — with product announcements set for the end of the month . |
| 6 | It was a long windowless studio with neon strip-lighting set into the ceiling . |
| 7 | And will you be able to resist desserts such as Black Velvet Pie — a smooth chocolate mousse flavoured with rum and dotted with chocolate chips set on a chocolate biscuit base , topped with creamy mousse and flakes of chocolate ? |
| 8 | Wallmounted lights ( including lighting bricks set into the wall ) are a good choice for steps , while post-mounted lights , bollard-type lights or low-level lanterns are good for paths . |
| 9 | Actions for damages ( as opposed to injunctions ) have not so far figured largely in litigation against individuals caused by industrial action ; the limits to union liability set by the 1982 Act are low in relation to the loss that may be suffered and the very large fines imposed for contempt by disobedience to injunctions have probably been a more powerful sanction . |