Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] set [prep] [art] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | Business parameters are set by the market ; the focus is the customer or client and their demands . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And stargazers who slavishly read those horoscopes are set for the sign of eternal damnation . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | attainment targets are set for the knowledge , skills and understanding normally expected at the ages of 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 ; |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A period of seven years was set as the publication cycle for new editions ; the sixteenth edition thus appeared on time in 1958 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Candles in jam-jars were set around the heap of boulders . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | It appears , although this is not quite clear from the MoS , that they are YTS trainees , whose pay levels are set by the government . |
| 24 | Having decided on the precise objectives being set for the appraisal scheme , next you must choose who will be consulted , who will be appraised by whom and how often . |
| 25 | When I first played through Rattle 's Daphnis , the levels were set with a degree of concern for the neighbours , I felt that here was an example of his penchant for pianissimos on the threshold of audibility getting the better of him . |
| 26 | In other words , prices are set at the end of every even period ( 0 , 2 , 4 , and so on ) to cover the next two periods . |
| 27 | Because of the need to respect the sensitivities of foreign States , careful limits are set to the power to make orders : |
| 28 | Traditionally , and with good reason , large amounts of text are set in a serifed face ( that 's one with the little tick marks at the ends of the letters ) and headings are set in a typeface that does n't have them ; a sans serif face . |
| 29 | The er , Business Grants Panel share has , has , has now met on a number of occasions , and the three results of its decisions are set in the report . |
| 30 | Inadequate limits being set on the child 's behaviour , possible reinforcement of the aggression and modelling of aggression , and poor control of emotional reactions were all part of the learning history of these abusing children . |