Example sentences of "set [prep] [noun] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After cutting it is ready to be set in mortar to make the paved walkways ( ‘ calçadas à portuguesa ’ ) . |
| 2 | Fifteen imitation Victorian gas lamps have been set in tarmac to line the royal party 's route . |
| 3 | As the Serpent is , cosmologically , the symbol of the creative energizing force of the Supreme Spirit , the Swastika is representative of the life-force being set in motion to initiate the cyclic processes of nature . |
| 4 | Careful research was set in train to discover the best way to restore gardens and historic landscape parks to their former glory . |
| 5 | It 's the way it combines it with a ‘ look ’ as striking and individual as any on the road today , both inside and out : from the inverted half-moon headlights to the reprioritised facia with its straight-ahead warning light strip and digital speed , fuel and range display on the centre console ; from the impossibly sporting rake of the bonnet and windscreen to the way the rear seat is set on runners to offer the maximum degree of flexibility between legroom and luggage space . |
| 6 | First , came that Sunday when members of the congregation , with the help of friends from all over the City and beyond , even via Tiberias , on Lake Galilee , set to work to prepare the whole church for Christian Aid . |