Example sentences of "[v-ing] the [noun] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is then able to cover the same ground , using the objectives set by the ward . |
| 2 | The orchards yielded plums , pears and apples ; bees occupying the hives set amongst the trees produced honey with the extra aid of the herbs flowering in beds along the walls ; and above all careful gardening provided a wealth of vegetables unknown to the herb growers of previous centuries . |
| 3 | One evening , I sat on the rocks at Land 's End , watching the sun set across the ocean , when I felt a sudden urge to find a standing stone circle which I 'd read about that day . |
| 4 | Forty-five minutes after agreeing to write this I was down on the bridge at Abingdon watching the sun set across the Thames . |
| 5 | He 's hoping to ride two hundred miles in less than eight and a half hours , beating the time set by an eccentric Yorkshireman in 1831 . |
| 6 | John , in his Gospel , seems to be following the date set by the Sadducees and is therefore saying that Passover day was on the Sabbath , the day after the crucifixion . |
| 7 | There are detailed provisions which , following the precedent set by the 1985 Companies Act in the same context , attribute voting rights held by one person to another . |
| 8 | However , against this statutory backdrop , the professional bodies have developed a policy-making role and , following the example set in the USA , with the introduction of the Accounting Standards Board in 1990 we have seen the establishment of a standard-setting body which is neither government nor the accounting profession . |
| 9 | GEORGINA Lloyd , one of our most promising young event riders , is following the example set by the Queen when younger and riding side-saddle . |