Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [noun] set [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Below them , a large group of human subjects had been circling for hours around a roller rink set among the trees . |
| 2 | There were double firing slits on three sides and a metal door set in the side nearest to me . |
| 3 | Cati 's heart twisted , then withered inside her , like a paper taper set to the fire . |
| 4 | With a quick reflex action he caught the tompaw , a short stout wooden handle with a steel claw set in the end , and thumped it into the first deal of the day . |
| 5 | The building of the second boat — the Spanish feel they have not time to build three — will begin in March with a launch date set for the autumn . |
| 6 | In the West its enormous popularity was as a love story set against the epic background of the Revolution and its aftermath . |
| 7 | Patrick was occupying a little room at the top of Prince 's Lodge with a dormer window set in the roof . |
| 8 | A whirlwind affair set against the romantic backdrop of the Seville Expo in southern Spain that by the law of averages had n't really stood a chance from the off . |
| 9 | With trembling hands he thumped an alarm button set into the wall beside the door wheel , and turned and ran . |