Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [is] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the other end of this same wall of the church , beside the old graveyard , the movingly small sarcophagus of a child is set into a niche , with a heavy stone on top of it , under its own small arch and with some variously worn decoration of the stonework . |
| 2 | His interest in the British empire was stimulated by a schoolmaster 's setting for a Latin essay prize a subject involving imperial federation . |
| 3 | In order to prevent boredom and give motivation a theme is set by the conductor running the session . |
| 4 | When setting a straight line of netting on level ground it is possible that one stake every 8 yards may be sufficient , but when a net is set in a circular shape the stakes will need to be closer together . |
| 5 | Where a problem is set in a tort paper or in a contract paper involving both a possible tort and a possible breach of contract , both aspects of the matter should be discussed . |
| 6 | But we may well have seen them without registering that fact ; perhaps a film is set in a particular location and we are so involved in the plot that the background scenery enters only our subconscious mind . |
| 7 | A notch is set in the face of the rails and back so long stock can be placed across the full length of the fire . |