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

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1 But as they did so , they unknowingly broke the invisible beam linking two electronic eyes set in the surrounding trees .
2 He was in one of a bank of four public booths set into the rear wall of Dunstable post office ; he was still north of London .
3 Charming emerald islands set amongst the lapping waves . ’
4 Voix du Zaïre radio said that enraged students set on the junior education minister , Issalu Isangi , who was badly beaten up .
5 First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ?
6 Now I am able to say that Barton Willmore has done this work , and it has submitted as part of our submission to the E I P , and in summary what I would say is that I believe that that work demonstrates that the new settlement has to be in the order of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , to begin to achieve the environmental objectives set for the new settlement , and also social objectives which would also be important to the residents of that new settlement .
7 to comply with environmental standards set by the European Community and the Forth River Purification Board
8 Before the main feature , however , there were a couple of important sideshows to set before the drenched assembly in the shape of the Plate and Bowl finals .
9 Legend has it that Rhodes , largest of the Dodecanese islands set in the blue Aegean Sea , was home to the sun god Helios … and little wonder given this island 's mild climate and long sun-drenched summer days .
10 the small characters set below the normal letters or figures .
11 the small characters set above the normal letters or figures .
12 Yet these are small gains to set against the many reverses the right has suffered since Mr de Klerk started to undo apartheid .
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