Example sentences of "[noun pl] be set [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The push-turn control knobs are set in a toughened glass panel with high visibility luminous indicator discs , graduated in colour from ‘ off ’ to ‘ full on ’ behind windows . |
| 2 | A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains . |
| 3 | If all outputs are set top the minimum pulse width of 0.75mS , the frame rate will be 14.2mS ( 8 × 0.75mS + 8.2mS ) whilst if all outputs are set to the maximum pulse width of 2.25mS the frame rate will be 26.2mS ( 8 × 2.25mS + 8.2mS ) . |
| 4 | His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness . |
| 5 | Her grey eyes were set in a brown skin smooth like the shell of a hen 's egg . |
| 6 | The long , carved lips were set in a tight line and the straight black brows were screwed up in a frown . |
| 7 | Some books were set by a single compositor , but |
| 8 | Close to the busy A48 , between Lydney and Aylburton , these beautiful rhododendron and azalea gardens are set in a peaceful lakeland valley . |
| 9 | Mohicans is set among the wild , untamed undergrowth and soaring , sheer mountained backdrop to the American war between France and England with each side sporting its native American allies . |
| 10 | Expectations are set at an early stage : that the therapist can only offer education and advice , and the client is responsible for assimilating and applying this information . |
| 11 | The Inner Kingdoms are set within the twilit ring of the Annulii , shielded from contact with the outer world by the mountains and buffer states of the Outer Kingdoms . |
| 12 | His sights are set on the British Supercup and British Championship in 1993 , riding an ex-Niall Mackenzie 250 Yamaha , which has been purchased by Charlie Smiley of Carrickfergus . |
| 13 | The wages of farm workers are set by the Agricultural Wages Board ( for England and Wales ) . |
| 14 | Bold stripes in any one of six colours are set against a crisp white background . |
| 15 | Costs are set against an annual Library estimate , currently totalling £500 , of which some £285 has been spent so far this year . |
| 16 | On every release , targets are set for the whole sales force by the sales manager or director , in consultation with the marketing division . |
| 17 | Targets for reducing the death toll from heart disease , cancer and other illnesses were set for the first time last year , yet little has happened since then , the British Medical Association said yesterday . |
| 18 | Hartlepool then comprised 6,000 people , no longer a simple fishing village since dock facilities had recently brought it into the coal-export and timber-import trades ; but Jackson 's sights were set on the adjacent hamlet of Stranton , with a population of 350 . |
| 19 | The point is frequently made that if bus fares were set at a reasonable level , buses would be used more often and public safety would be greater . |
| 20 | The flats are set around a spacious courtyard with shops at ground level . |
| 21 | The term ‘ the inner city ’ may tell us much more about the manner in which an agenda of social problems is set by the combined and unequal influences of a variety of interest groups than about the political economy of cities but its very reproduction in a set of discourses about ‘ the urban ’ guarantees it a status of its own . |
| 22 | The Court of Appeal lifted it as a matter of principle , even though a hearing on the merits was set for the following day . |
| 23 | Individual limits on emissions of pollutants are set for the 29 coal and oil-fired power stations , and operating conditions and standards are laid out . |
| 24 | When the fuselage surfaces , the wings will still be under water — you know how low wings are set on a modern jet . |
| 25 | THE BEATLES and other former pop stars are set for a new royalties bonanza under an artistes ' rights deal agreed by the EC yesterday . |
| 26 | The Council water charges are set by the Regional Council each year in order to cover the costs of providing a water service to domestic consumers , in this regard separate accounts must be maintained by the Council in respect of water costs and income from the Council water charges . |
| 27 | On the north side of the house the royal coat of arms is set into the classical pediment |
| 28 | Most of the graphs were set on a steep , ascending curve , apart from the Husayn twins ' ; they started in the top left hand corner and were headed , inexorably , for the far right end of the bottom line . |
| 29 | Oxford and Cambridge came face to face for the first time today when the scales were set for the official weigh-in . |
| 30 | The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts . |