Example sentences of "set well [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further down yet , the terracing ceased and became pairs of large semi-detached houses set well back from the road with the front gardens mostly paved and dedicated to parking space . |
| 2 | The layout of the aircraft was unusual in that the fuselage was set well back on the wing , that his the nose was very short in relation to the length of the rear fuselage . |
| 3 | The application does nothing to retain the existing trees on the site , it was a , it is , a mature garden with some mature trees , and all those trees are to be removed , it certainly does n't do anything to retain the rural character of the na of the village , and certainly does n't enhance the character of the adjoining small er rural cottages , i in fact it would be , it could be argued that it damages the rural environment , because the development is such that it is more suited for an urban development , almost a city centre , because the comment has been made that there is only about a metre between the dwellings and indeed there is only a metre between the dwellings and the adjoining boundaries , surely there is a need for screening , it is in a in a very very prominent position , it can be seen clearly as you enter the village from the Farnsfield area , the present proposal does n't provide sufficient room for screening , and and like the screen which is adjacent to this building , which are set well back from the road , and provide an opportunity for screening the single access to the site and the fact that the frontage to these two properties is completely taken up with garaging and with vehicle access does n't even provide an opportunity to screen . |
| 4 | Fencing , which had been set well back from the bank , now dangled over the gulf created by the all-swallowing river . |
| 5 | It was a small shed , rather like a Dutch oven in shape , set well up into the prow to remove it as far as possible from the passengers ' cabins . |
| 6 | The following morning , Arty was taken by ambulance to the huge Victorian red-brick pile on the edge of town — a massive structure set well back in the fields and surrounded by a high wall to protect the sensibilities of the sane from too close a confrontation with one of society 's more disagreeable problems . |
| 7 | Newman slowed down , stopped outside a cottage set well back from the road so Paula could read the name . |
| 8 | On the Lagos Government Railway , simple white two-storeyed stations with an upper veranda supported on the columns of the lower , set well back from the tracks , were standard . |