Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she turned and eased herself over the lip , clambered down the old wooden steps set into the clay wall , and ran across towards the jetty . |
| 2 | His face was thin and you saw those strange blue-coloured eyes set in the darkness of his skin . |
| 3 | The high targets set by the government have meant that colonies have often been badly located , and inadequately supported . |
| 4 | But much of that extra income arises from subsidies given to the farmer in artificially high prices set by the EEC . |
| 5 | Probably the most well-known body in Britain for establishing voluntary standards of quality and reliability is the British Standards Institution , whose famous Kitemark indicates that goods conform to the high standards set by the Institution . |
| 6 | There are , of course , all sorts of chandeliers available for traditional rooms in brass , iron , wood , wrought iron and crystal , but again the effect can be enhanced by recessed downlights set in the ceiling to light up the chandelier itself . |
| 7 | Over the past two years Japan 's five largest city ( ie , national commercial ) banks raised ¥3 trillion ( $21 billion ) in total — to help them meet the new capital-adequacy requirements set under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) . |
| 8 | They had strengthened structurally weak areas around doors and windows with layers of fired bricks set into the mud walls . |
| 9 | This works like an individual Filofax where copies of appraisals and checklists of personal targets set by the employee are included . |
| 10 | Playing the SW213EB through a guitar amp ( which is probably how electros in this price bracket will be used ) with the amp 's mid control backed off helped improve the clarity , but as the pickup is the passive type , with six individual polepieces set into the fingerboard , it 's never going to have the bite of an active , bridge-mounted transducer . |
| 11 | Huge stiffened but graceful garlands were hung from twenty-four tiny hooks set round the gallery parapet , and were constructed so cleverly that they gave the impression of winding around the gallery pillars . |
| 12 | Executed in 1884 , it depicts in detail a group of typical characters set against the bustle of the market . |
| 13 | The rationale for this approach is to develop a warm and caring relationship between the parent and child with clear and identifiable limits set by the parent about the child 's behaviour . |
| 14 | But the working party goes further : ‘ By examining some examples of typical assignments set in the classroom , approached through the eyes of the pupils , we discover a series of stages that have to be worked through … |
| 15 | The use and refinement of existing powers The legal and operational precedents set by the strike were being followed and expanded by the police almost as soon as the dispute was over . |
| 16 | Basic rates set by the Wages Councils apply equally to women and men . |
| 17 | Wedded to their reflections in the waters that surround them , they look like giant gemstones set in the blue . |
| 18 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 19 | To arrive at a salary that produces no income tax liability above the 25% rate , account has to be taken of the revised reliefs to set against the salary . |
| 20 | For the corporate executives could be viewed ( as their name suggests ) as executives implementing the broad objectives set by the directors as the legislature . |
| 21 | The philosophy of the African Primary Science Programme derives from the experimental American curriculum projects such as the Physical Science Study Committee ( PSSC ) but the initial goals set at the MIT conference in 1961 indicate that considerable thought was given to needs and conditions in Africa . |
| 22 | Jotan was forcing the lock on a pair of massive double doors set in the gable end of the building which fronted the junction of the alleyways . |
| 23 | The tribunal said it appeared that Ms Oruene had brought the complaint in the mistaken but genuine belief that graduates of English or Scottish universities who did not have passes in the compulsory subjects set by the faculty would still have been granted exemptions from the exams . |
| 24 | She climbed the rickety steps set into the hillside and got up to the porch of the Katz house . |
| 25 | Firstly the level of gearing , that is the amount of borrowed funds set against the commitment of proprietor capital or net worth of the business . |
| 26 | eleven 125W warm white fluorescent tubes set in the ceiling at the sides of the room ; |
| 27 | eleven 125W warm white fluorescent tubes set in the ceiling at the sides of the room ; |
| 28 | Optimization procedures would necessarily include an economic data model which would allow the cost to be projected into the full production situation , and compared to the various technical requirements set for the artefact . |
| 29 | Over 90 per cent stated that they frequently supervised and assisted small groups of children engaged in educational activities set by the teacher , and encouraged children by offering appropriate attention and by showing interest in their activities . |
| 30 | Over 90 per cent of the assistants frequently supervised and assisted small groups of children engaged in educational activities set by the teacher , and slightly fewer worked with individuals and related their progress to the teacher . |