Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] set [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is set at the junction of four minor lanes , none of which has any indications of antiquity . |
| 2 | The novelistic density of Andrien 's film makes the well-meant Canadian picture Bye Bye Blues ( director , Anne Wheeler ) , which touches on somewhat related themes though it is set during the war , seem merely novelettish . |
| 3 | It is set in the middle of a modern housing estate and is a sheer oasis out of the past . |
| 4 | Frighteningly true-to-life , and very funny , it is set in the fashion business and stars Joanna Lumley as a coked-up magazine editor and Jennifer Saunders as a drunken PR woman . |
| 5 | It may be better understood if it is set in the context of Hindu teaching concerning the different orders or āśramas of society corresponding to the different stages of life . |
| 6 | Omit the baskets on one side for a buffet table if it is set against the wall |
| 7 | Mr Dick Cheney , who now has the job , has always voted for rail-Mx , but that does not mean he is set against the Midgetman . |