Example sentences of "set [prep] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 23-year-old played Calypso in Channel 4 's steamy story set during Second World War . |
| 2 | On 19th May Edward moved into the Tower of London to await his Coronation , which had been set for 22nd June . |
| 3 | Volume is set for second quarter 1993 . |
| 4 | A second date was set for last Monday , when Mr Connelly was again told of the cancellation only at the last minute . |
| 5 | Someone hands out a flyer for Digital Bubblebath , a rave set for next weekend . |
| 6 | Microsoft Corp says it has now shipped the second and final pre-release version of the Windows NT operating system to 70,000 customers and software developers , and says it offers significant improvements in performance , application support , networking and hardware compatibility ; release of the product is set for next quarter . |
| 7 | A decision over retirement has been postponed for the 12-year-old gelding , who resumed road-work last week at trainer John Bridger 's Hampshire yard , with a reappearance set for next month . |
| 8 | EFTA was to be just a free trade area ; as such , there was no agreement on barriers being set against third parties . |
| 9 | Some like " Diplomacy " , which is set in pre-First World War Europe , involve pupils in negotiations with other " countries " , setting territorial goals , and forming ( and often breaking ) alliances . |
| 10 | They echo the theme set in last year 's CBI Business Agenda for the 1990s with the emphasis on controlling inflation , public spending , strengthening the Department of Trade & Industry and giving it responsibility for the National Economic Development Council and opposing a national minimum wage . |
| 11 | New records are expected to be set at next year 's Olympics , where speed skiers will possibly exceed 150mph . |
| 12 | In theory , new commercial catch quotas could be set at next year 's meeting in Tokyo under a " revised management procedure " ( RMP ) , although any such decision might be so hedged around with qualifications as to make it impossible to fulfil . |
| 13 | THE SMALL £5 in the corner ( as in pay no more than ) is a good introduction to Sofa Head 's second album , and inside it shrewdly builds on the foundations set by last year 's ‘ Pre Marital Yodelling ’ . |
| 14 | THE SMALL £5 in the corner ( as in pay no more than ) is a good introduction to Sofa Head 's second album , and inside it shrewdly builds on the foundations set by last year 's ‘ Pre Marital Yodelling ’ . |
| 15 | The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) has said that current proposals for a powerful new multilateral trade organisation ( MTO ) are not compatible with the goal of sustainable development set by last year 's Earth Summit in Rio . |