Example sentences of "set [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He finished off his drink and set the empty glass down on the table with exaggerated care . |
| 32 | Also provided , and not before time , are independent horizontal and vertical rules which means that keeping track of the number of lines of copy on a page is extremely easy , you simply set the vertical ruler scale to be the same as the leading . |
| 33 | Restring the guitar and set the desired action height , checking the intonation and string alignment ; a certain amount of alignment correction is allowed by moving the neck laterally ( slacken the four neck bolts slightly , move neck , retighten bolts ) . |
| 34 | Regional winners from Solihull , Hoddesden , Telford , Westcliff , and two London clubs took off from Heathrow on a grey morning , courtesy of ELAL , to the sunshine of Israel 's southernmost resort and the Sport Hotel , where the organisers of the tournament , Clive Bertram and Ian Latham , duly set the competitive proceedings in motion . |
| 35 | Unperturbed , Albert Booth ( Labour 's transport spokesman ) raised steam and set the parliamentary engine moving in the great Westminster marshalling yard . |
| 36 | In sports , season tickets set the same price for all events , regardless of popularity . |
| 37 | Still set the old way . |
| 38 | Waiting for the King to speak , he could hear the gust claw through the heather behind him and set the flowering whin , silk and tinsel , rubbing together , bough against bough . |
| 39 | One other major development in the sixties was the founding of the Society 's headquarters at Balham and it was largely Edith 's housewifely flair and innate good sense that set the high standard and ordered the smooth running of what was inevitably a labour-intensive project . |
| 40 | It was here that Brazilian television producers — intending perhaps to " enlighten " viewers on their natural heritage — set the racy soap series " Pantanal " . |
| 41 | They had a pyrotechnic display in the back lounge and set the whole inside of the coach alight . |
| 42 | Their rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking . |
| 43 | ‘ Imagine me in one of those , ’ she said , and laughter bubbled out in the way that normally set the whole bus tour laughing with her . |
| 44 | In one unbeatable Collection — the starts and sounds that set the whole world rocking ! |
| 45 | Fei Yen had dressed quite simply , in a peach ch'i p'ao , over which she wore a long embroidered cloak of white silk , decorated with stylised bamboo leaves of blue and green and edged in a soft pink brocade that matched the tiny pink ribbons in her hair and set the whole thing off quite perfectly . |
| 46 | In particular , co-operative R&D ventures set the potential gains from internalizing technological spillovers and positive pecuniary externalities against the potential costs of a reduction in competition . |
| 47 | JOHN SMITH , the shadow Chancellor , yesterday set the overriding tone for this week 's Labour Party conference with a warning that he would impose tough spending controls if Labour won the next election . |
| 48 | Set the Big Shot on a low heat/speed setting and let your hair ‘ sit ’ in the cup of the diffuser . |
| 49 | Floodlighting reflected from the silvery burnt umber cladding of the walls as though ice-ghosts danced there , and set the green columns aglow . |
| 50 | Mr Savimbi said yesterday that he would meet Mr Mobutu ‘ very soon ’ , but set no specific date . |
| 51 | Set a floppy disk . |
| 52 | Set a limited period for a trial and establish what you will try out and how you will test the results . |
| 53 | Set a splendid table with our 24-piece , stainless-steel cutlery set from Viners . |
| 54 | RIOTING prisoners yesterday set a deadly trap for warders — copied from a Columbo TV murder movie . |
| 55 | They set a marvellous example indeed . |
| 56 | At the peak of this hierarchy , Elizabeth I set a personal commander in each county , who was to have charge of the local militia ; the lord lieutenant thus became the monarch 's personal representative . |
| 57 | Until you do this , you are liable for up to £50 of fraudulent use ( though some card issuers set a lower limit ) . |
| 58 | Make sure managers and supervisors are familiar with the policy and procedures , and make sure too that they set a good example to the staff they supervise . |
| 59 | Erm we 'll have to consider our own lifestyles , and erm try and set a good example . |
| 60 | Michael Heseltine ( 1987 , p. 138 ) has since claimed that ‘ we set a new objective : to make the inner cities places where people would want to live and work and where the private investor would be willing to put his money ’ . |