Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Painters had to accept that they were likely to be ignored , shunned , set on by dogs like tramps , under suspicion like wandering lunatics and criminals . |
| 2 | Dig over and weed vacant ground set aside for vegetables , being careful to dig up roots of perennial weeds , such as dock . |
| 3 | And 21 of the alternative places identified by Ann Widdecombe , parliamentary secretary for social security , are actually in a North Tyneside hostel set aside for women only . |
| 4 | The capacity of the stadium has been limited to 17,000 with Dublin being allocated 10,000 , 5,000 to Wexford and the remainder set aside for neutrals . |
| 5 | It was agreed that for the moment one Model 30 , re-allocated from ( 2 ) above , will be provided for pool use by all Associates , to be sited in the room set aside for Associates . |
| 6 | A lie , of course : ‘ une petite histoire que ma mère a crue , ’ he boasted , like a proud six-year-old , and set off for Mantes . |
| 7 | She set off for Alès feeling comforted . |
| 8 | The Range Rover was crammed with so much food as they finally set off for Brides Haven that Leonora expressed doubt that the boat would carry it all . |
| 9 | The technique , known as damascening , involved the addition of inlays of threads of silver and gold to bronze blades and hilts , and set off by patches or pools of black enamel ; the designs depicted hunting scenes ( Figure 10 ) . |
| 10 | Rosellina was on her way to Rimini , to work in a children 's village set up for orphans and children who had become separated from their families . |
| 11 | The trustees administering the appeal fund set up for victims of the bombings have now approved the design of a memorial to be placed in Bridge Street at the scene of the atrocity . |
| 12 | If we , the public , see ‘ profession ’ as more trustworthy than ‘ trade ’ , we help to institutionalise trust-worthiness as part of the licence we accord to those who set up as experts . |
| 13 | Some of your family had already emigrated during the last century and set up as moneylenders . |
| 14 | Watkins knew of the Chin tracks in India which follow the most direct line between villages regardless of gradient ; the straight camel tracks of Palestine , sighted on tree clumps on ridges , notched where the line went through ; and the skyline cairns of Egypt set up as landmarks for caravans . |
| 15 | Of those who did go to the 30,000 polling booths , set up in mosques and schools , few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders . |
| 16 | We have reviewed the information set out on pages … detailing the quality of the first and second class letter service for 1990/91 . |
| 17 | In one sense it is fragile , for it has the naivety of a child 's game of ‘ let's play house ’ , with a little patch of ground called ‘ home ’ , set out with sticks and stones . |
| 18 | The night before the interview Ron and I motored down to Romsey , and after an excellent dinner punctuated by more of Ron 's awful stories and a good night 's sleep , set out for Broadlands next day . |
| 19 | Was equipment easily available and set out for children ? |
| 20 | Codes of practice set out by bodies such as the RYA to avoid the effects of contaminated waterways are all very well , but should n't we be taking direct action upon the problem itself — rather than making the best of a bad job ? |
| 21 | As this case illustrates , it is a common mistake for the Crown Court to overlook the limitations on the permissible aggregate sentence in the magistrates ' court , set out in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 . |
| 22 | The Belgian , Greek and Danish Governments considered that the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality set out in articles 7 , 52 and 59 of the E.E.C . |
| 23 | Treaty set out in articles 7 , 52 , 59 , 67 and 221 thereof . |
| 24 | I accept that the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality does , as the United Kingdom maintains , presuppose the existence of the concept of nationality and that , as the Belgian , Greek and Danish Governments point out , the prohibition of discrimination set out in Articles 7 , 52 and 59 of the E.E.C . |
| 25 | There can be no doubt that nationality requirements of the type contained in the Act of 1988 are incompatible with the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality set out in articles 52 and 221 of the E.E.C . |
| 26 | The following definitions apply for the purposes of the [ draft ] FRS and in particular the statement of standard accounting practice set out in paragraphs 16 to 61 . |
| 27 | The statement of standard accounting practice set out in paragraphs 16 to 61 of the [ draft ] FRS should be read in the context of the Objective of the [ draft ] FRS as stated in paragraph 1 , the definitions set out in paragraphs 2 to 15 and also of the Foreword to Accounting Standards and the Statement of Principles for Financial Reporting currently in issue . |
| 28 | The Explanation section of the [ draft ] FRS , set out in paragraphs 64 to 95 , and the Notes on Application shall be regarded as part of the statement of standard accounting practice insofar as they assist in interpreting that statement . |
| 29 | The finance costs for non-equity shares should be calculated on the same basis as the finance costs for debt set out in paragraphs 24 to 27 above . |
| 30 | The salons were filled with honours , medals , awards , degrees from all corners of the earth , set out in cabinets according to the continent of origin . |