Example sentences of "was set [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In various parts of the Bible all these offerings are said to " alone " — to cover sin — indicating that any act of worship was set squarely in the context of God 's forgiving grace . |
| 2 | A third dummy was in a seated position on the fourth chair which was set away from the table . |
| 3 | These ceremonies set the Church 's seal on the election , symbolized that the king was God ‘ s choice as well as man 's , and that he was set apart for the work . |
| 4 | The second series of the Advocates was set partly in the University itself . |
| 5 | Following the grand jury 's indictment , however , the retrial was set aside pending the outcome of the federal case . |
| 6 | Under the new schedule the period Feb. 29-March 28 was set aside for the registration of voters and a constitutional referendum would be held on March 18 ; municipal elections would follow in the first half of April and legislative elections would be held in two rounds on May 17 and May 31 . |
| 7 | The result was that the story was set aside for the time being . |
| 8 | In May 1965 £100 from the Society Stewards ' accounts was set aside as the beginning of a Building Fund , the purpose of which was either to extend the existing halls or to build new ones . |
| 9 | Sewell lived in a house in College , and it is pleasing to note that in 1807 , £50 was set aside by the College for furnishing two ground floor rooms in his house , and for applying oil paint to floor , architrave , dado and skirting , in white , and to the walls in a light French gray . |