Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] set [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 2 | In the little churchyard in Sasbach , by contrast , two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall . |
| 3 | Stanza three , the fox 's nose touch twig leaf and its footprints are set into the snow . |
| 4 | Many of the chalets are set on a hillside reached by steps — not ideal for the infirm or very young children . |
| 5 | Some implements are set with the heads at different angles to make them easier to manoeuvre with one hand . |
| 6 | During a study of the various styles , it became apparent to me that if the back legs are set into the seat rails at an angle , this angle , together with the curvature of the rear legs and backward slope of the chair back can regulate the flair : if the legs are mounted at right angles to the rear seat rail , there would be no flair . |
| 7 | Business parameters are set by the market ; the focus is the customer or client and their demands . |
| 8 | Figure 8 Human skull from a Pre-pottery Neolithic level at Jericho , seventh millennium B.C. The face is plastered and cowrie shells are set in the eye sockets . |
| 9 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Night netting requires that your nets are set between the rabbits ' home ground and their feeding areas . |
| 12 | And stargazers who slavishly read those horoscopes are set for the sign of eternal damnation . |
| 13 | Beside the front doors of the houses at this mining settlement near Peterlee , slates are set into the walls . |
| 14 | While the final policy on all major legal and financial matters is set by the company 's managing director or president , the advice offered by these specialist executives improves the efficiency , profitability and overall performance of the company . |
| 15 | Angol , whose sights are set on a tilt at the vacant WBO crown against Yuri Vaulin , recently gave up the British title but is still Commonwealth champion . |
| 16 | I hate to see ‘ Guernica ’ in a museum whose sights are set on the future , having left once and for all its mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen , to prove to the world what it is : an extraordinary composition suffocated by an excess of sentimentality , distorted by the deranged howls of the media . |
| 17 | 1.6 The assessment framework adopted by the Government requires that : ( a ) attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills , and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; ( b ) pupils ' performances in relation to attainment targets should be assessed and reported on at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 . |
| 18 | attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; |
| 19 | For the first time , the students whose sights were set on a CNAA validated degree were sufficient in numbers to set the pace and the mood . |
| 20 | Imagine an economy in which the wage rate for half its workers is set at the end of every even period to cover the following two periods , while the wage rate for the other half is set at the end of every odd period , again to cover the following two periods . |
| 21 | A period of seven years was set as the publication cycle for new editions ; the sixteenth edition thus appeared on time in 1958 . |
| 22 | And in the big cities — to go from the relatively sensitive and ‘ socially conscious ’ reports of the District Leader of Augsburg-Stadt — the old attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries gained new strength in wartime conditions ; the extravagance of Party buildings was set alongside the slums in which it was said the great mass of the population still had to live ; and ‘ especially unfavourable note is taken of the feudal life and dwelling of leaders of Party and State ’ . |
| 23 | His initials are set in the cobbles in front of the tower . |
| 24 | This power brings with it the responsibility to ensure that decisions are made and priorities are set upon the basis of the best educational advice available . |
| 25 | Candles in jam-jars were set around the heap of boulders . |
| 26 | The cooking fires were lit and pots were set over the flames to boil . |
| 27 | The mooring posts from the tanks and from the lower pounds were set alongside the lock flight , possibly the only parts of the lift still doing duty at Foxton . |
| 28 | Specific policy objectives are set by the government , and put into action by the bank , although the Bank has an important role as adviser to the government on monetary policy matters . |
| 29 | If more than half the parents are fairly well off and eager to expand facilities in their school , they can set levels for school charges which are beyond the means of the poorer parents ( fee levels are set by the government ) . |
| 30 | It appears , although this is not quite clear from the MoS , that they are YTS trainees , whose pay levels are set by the government . |