Example sentences of "was set [adv prt] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He flicked a switch on the percolator , which was set up in a recess above one of the work-benches , and reached for a fresh mug . |
| 2 | The latter was set up in a tent and foregrounded five white bigots beating a black man in the glare of automobile headlights . |
| 3 | The exhibition was set up in a room housing the work of early nineteenth century local artists , including Francis Danby . |
| 4 | The camera was set up in a growth room . |
| 5 | The revised procedure was set out in a discussion document and presented to the Heads of Department . |
| 6 | After a number of days the conference was able to reach an agreement which was set out in a communique dated 21 July 1991 . |
| 7 | This was set out in a section headed ‘ Dress and Deportment ’ , and illustrates Foucault 's point ( ibid. ) that in such situations the body is ‘ docile ’ to authoritative orders from above . |
| 8 | The background to the above was set out in a letter from the Operations branch at MEHQ dated 22 February , in which they proposed the use of L Detachment as parachutists in a tactical role , for seizing and holding ground in co-operation with other forces landing by sea or advancing across the desert . |
| 9 | The sedan chair was set down in a space of its own , and the curtains drawn aside . |