Example sentences of "sets [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Some eight hours later , and for the next four days , it sets about the task of ejecting its companions from the nest .
2 The modern grey or brown fascia sets off the knobs with colour co-ordinated inserts .
3 Just up the hill from us is a small pig-raising factory which has just been built and , as the sun sets behind the hills of our old enemy Tuscany , across the valley , we can hear the squeals of feeding time and , we fear , of transport and slaughter time .
4 I imagine them all now , as the sun sets behind the dome of the Salute .
5 Some firms that make TV sets like the idea of the tree and branch system because it means that profitable electronics must be built into the receivers which they sell .
6 Moving breathing apparatus sets from the store in the laundry building at Hunterston A to Hunterston B and back again has always been a hassle in the past .
7 The tournament had attracted the media of Spain , Germany , and the United States , whilst in Japan and Australia golf addicts would be watching their TV sets in the middle of the night to see how Otaki and Coleman were doing .
8 The 1970 Act , for example , gave local authorities power to install telephones and television sets in the homes of the disabled , but the social services departments have been bewildered by how to decide on priorities between services and between individuals needing services .
9 Leave onion sets until the end of March or early April when the soil should be warmer .
10 Our opinions meaning nothing as the next government sets on a course of action which people directly have little to do with , although indirectly may adversely affect their lives .
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