Example sentences of "and set [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return . |
| 2 | Steam for 70 min , by the end of which time the pudding will be perfectly puffed up and set with a just-molten streak in the centre . |
| 3 | The heads of a bishop 's crozier and staff were often carved from ivory ( Plate G ) , as were the liturgical combs used by officiants at the altar on high occasions , and the episcopal ring would be made of gold and set with a precious stone . |
| 4 | These teeth are also shorter and set at a different angle from the other teeth . |
| 5 | Of course , in her father 's estimation , it was not much of a house , a warren of smallish rooms was how he saw it , and set in a damp situation on the side of a river valley . |
| 6 | Nasa said the plutonium is in marshmallow-size nuggets , each encased in three layers of protective material and set in a ceramic honeycomb , in turn contained in a cylinder made of layers of metal and fibreglass ¾ in thick . |