Example sentences of "set among [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Set among secluded gardens overlooking 110 acres of woodland with lovely views of Hertfordshire is W S Gilbert 's former country home . |
| 2 | Set among olive groves and vineyards on the hillside of Anacapri this hotel has magnificent views over the sea . |
| 3 | The ideal hotel from which to explore is Dedham Hall , set among tall trees in the Vale of Dedham , looking directly across towards Dedham church on one side and Flatford Mill on the other : both painted by Constable . |
| 4 | It appeared quite suddenly as they turned a sharp bend , an imposing stone edifice with ivy-clad walls , set among tall poplars , well back from the road . |
| 5 | Your accommodation is perhaps 10 yards from the beach , set among cultivated gardens , ablaze with Jacaranda . |
| 6 | All the same , a cognition is what it feels like , set among these flowers , these stabbing rods of light , these solemn sacerdotal periods , this indisputable lump in the throat . |
| 7 | The pretty village with its coloured houses and shuttered windows and narrow streets was set among olive groves on a hill . |
| 8 | My magical ride took me from lake to lake , from Lough Corrib to Lough Mask and then to a third lake that seemed smaller than the last two inland seas set among high mountains . |
| 9 | The focal point of this hotel is its fabulous pool and poolside bar set among lovely gardens where you can relax in between visiting the many attractions of the area . |
| 10 | No British university , in any case , is or ever has been socially exclusive , and the myth of an undergraduate Brideshead of champagne lunches set among gothic quadrangles is little more than an effect of Evelyn Waugh 's selective social recollection . |