Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [was/were] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long , carved lips were set in a tight line and the straight black brows were screwed up in a frown . |
| 2 | To prevent seepage from the soil eroding the bottom part of the mud wall , a layer of fired bricks was set into the wall to separate the mud bricks from the foundation . |
| 3 | The limit between nodular hyperplasia of endocrine ( argyrophil ) cells and carcinoid tumours was set at the size of 0.5 mm according to the classification of Solcia et al . |
| 4 | Her grey eyes were set in a brown skin smooth like the shell of a hen 's egg . |
| 5 | Numerous poles were set into the mossy cobbles of the yard , connected at a height of six feet or so by thin cords . |
| 6 | During the cold war , the size of America 's armed forces was set by the threat from the Warsaw Pact . |
| 7 | Targets for reducing the death toll from heart disease , cancer and other illnesses were set for the first time last year , yet little has happened since then , the British Medical Association said yesterday . |
| 8 | New standards were set for the working-class house in terms of space , WC , bathrooms , sunlight and garden space . |