Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] set [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What 's that ? ’ asked Fairham , pointing at a rusted grille set in the concrete close by the wall of the hospital wing . |
| 2 | The Bristol is a friendly hotel set across the road from the beach . |
| 3 | A classic storyline set in the twenties being filmed in the nineties . |
| 4 | Every Saturday found me in the Hippodrome , our nearest cinema , which stood like a red-brick wireless set at the junction of Main Street , Byrely Road and Auckland Terrace . |
| 5 | A high standard set by the skilled nurse should be reflected in the performance of the learner . |
| 6 | Robert Hamer planned to follow Kind Hearts and Coronets with a sexually-charged film set in the West Indies , with Vivien Leigh in the key role , but this was cancelled two weeks before shooting began and he quit the studio in a huff . |
| 7 | When the sample is completely molten the dilatometer is transferred to a second thermostat set at the temperature selected for crystallization to take place and allowed to equilibrate . |
| 8 | Officers ' buttons bore ‘ I ’ for infantry on a central shield set on the coat of arms . |
| 9 | The prices of the operations from fillings to complicated bridge work were set by independent experts so dentists would receive a fixed income set by the Doctors ' and Dentists Review Body . |
| 10 | " There 's a pretty fruit set in the cabinet there . |
| 11 | This is a larger block set between the arch and the capital to provide a broader supporting top for the arcade above . |
| 12 | She rose heavily , fat cascading over her hips , and crossed the room to a large cupboard set in the wall . |
| 13 | The facades of 106 houses were rapidly built , but it was another twenty years or more before many of the interiors were begun and Kemp Town stayed for some time rather like a giant film set with the image of grandeur propped up by heavy wooden beams . |
| 14 | Then she saw a wrought-iron gate set in the corner , and hurried towards it . |
| 15 | The Beau Rivage is a comfortable hotel set on the front in Baveno , opposite the promenade and close to the centre of the village . |
| 16 | The cockpit is well protected by a deep coaming set on the teak-laid decks , although there is nothing to stop items falling through the aft end of the cockpit , something that may become a liability when sailing in a relaxed fashion with books , Walkmans and bottles of suntan lotion lying on cockpit seats . |
| 17 | For the best part of an hour Brazil produced a dainty dish to set before the Queen of the Netherlands , who may have felt that she had something better to do than sit out a sparring match in driving rain . |
| 18 | Under a poll-tax system , all adults over the age of 18 will pay a flat rate set by the local authority concerned , although there will be rebates for the less well-off . |
| 19 | At first sight this looked really nice , a decent set of keys , properly laid out with a numeric pad set to the right . |
| 20 | The Church remained a supernatural fortress set against the world , its walls manned night and day by the committed , its lonely leader almost an oracle of heavenly wisdom . |
| 21 | It sounded like an interesting job — the play was a futuristic drama set in the twenty-first century , and the director said she 'd have a chance to really let her imagination run riot on the styles . |
| 22 | And do n't you think , he 'd like to score a happy marriage to set against the other one ? ’ |
| 23 | Both types are adjustable and can be calibrated to give the desired strength of solution by turning a small screw set in the housing next to the discharge orifice or by a hexagonal key slotted into a screw at the back of the device . |
| 24 | There was a small wicket set in the great west door . |
| 25 | Fraulein Winkelmann was sitting at one end of a small kitchen table , separated from a big colour set at the other end by a cup of coffee and a plate of cream cakes . |
| 26 | Actress Beverley D'Angelo is taking time out from her screen career to perform a risqué country set across the Bible belt . |
| 27 | The correct angle at which to set the drill is achieved by lining up with a sliding bevel set on the bench beside the drill . |
| 28 | She found him in the kitchen , a big L-shaped room , like the house , dominated by an Aga cooker at one end , and a round table set in the shorter alcove . |
| 29 | When he reached the top , he stopped on the landing for a moment to allow his eyes to adjust ; there was illumination of a kind , coming down from a grimy skylight set into the angled ceiling , and it showed nothing much more than three old-fashioned doors and a bare wooden floor . |
| 30 | In front , a broad cab-drive , also balustraded , swept round in a wide semi-circle setting off the entrance to perfection . |