Example sentences of "[noun] set [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whatever the motives , the Government 's twin aims of handing back the control of unions to the individual members , and ensuring that trade unions act within bounds set by a democratic state , are ones that should have been promoted by the left . |
| 2 | The attractions include the Roman walls , the castle , the cathedral , the racecourse , the zoo and the famous ‘ Rows ’ ( shops set in a seventeenth- and eighteenth-century environment ) . |
| 3 | However , the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars , while significant struggles and in the case of the latter conflict involving savage warfare in Manchuria anticipating the kind of warfare to be seen in Europe between 1914 and 1918 , did not constitute a confrontation between two superpowers set against a background of vitriolic suspicion and rivalry , as happened in 1950 . |
| 4 | There 's a film on now , ‘ a gritty piece set in a Welsh mining community ’ according to the Radio Times . |
| 5 | Arne Glimcher , owner of the important Pace Gallery , has just made his directorial debut with ‘ The Mambo Kings ’ , an $18 million adaptation of the novel by the Cuban-American Oscar Hijuelos an extravaganza set in a 1950s New York of Latin supper clubs and parties . |
| 6 | His left hand rested on the desk a silver ring set with a large brown stone on the little finger , and between the first and second fingers a cigarette with a thin blue tape of smoke rising steadily from it . |
| 7 | The view from the Beech 99 explained everything about the area and its needs — vast numbers of small lakes set in an almost tundra-like expanse of scrub and woodland . |
| 8 | Blanche 's lips set into a pout of annoyance . |
| 9 | Jonadab 's lips set in a straight line and his brows drew together in a frown . |
| 10 | Her hair was screwed into a ballerina chignon and her wooden lips set in a smile of excessive sweetness . |
| 11 | His lips set in a snarl . |
| 12 | By using the same statistical techniques on each data set within a consistent and coherent methodological framework it will add to the understanding of crime and its consequences . |
| 13 | She had her eyes set on a bigger catch than me . ’ |
| 14 | Leila , his girlfriend , has John Lennon 's other pair of glasses , but behind her pair are sparkling eyes set in a face that is always cheerful . |
| 15 | Neat black hair , with dark intense eyes set in a handsome sunburnt face . |
| 16 | Of Jewish descent , he is a big man in every sense , powerfully built , with deep dark eyes set in a craggy , lined face and an Albert Schweitzer moustache . |
| 17 | One of the giant owls of the region , about the size of an Eagle Owl ( p. 177 ) , but with longer tail , rounder head and no ear tufts , smaller yellow eyes set in a facial disc with concentric dark rings , and a black patch on the chin . |
| 18 | Of indeterminate age , he had moist grey eyes set in a pale , thin face . |
| 19 | The shock of red hair , the puckish , mobile face and preternaturally bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement all conspired to lend Malcolm McLaren a Mephistophelean air . |
| 20 | These may range from circular huts set in a farmyard , with small closes dating from the Ornamental Horizon of the Middle Bronze Age , through the hill-fort ‘ village ’ of the Iron Age , first-century Roman villa with outbuildings , to much later structures up to , and sometimes including , the twentieth century . |
| 21 | Ltd. , Crown jewellers since 1,843 , this , including an eight-piece Abercorn kettle and tea set on a silver tray , was ordered by Lutyens and its cost of £280 was paid in cash by Sir Herbert Morgan . |
| 22 | Nant-y-Glyn Leisure Holiday cottages & chalets set in a lovely sheltered valley . |
| 23 | His mouth set into a rather grim line . |
| 24 | For just an instant his mouth set into a bitter line . |
| 25 | Colour showed along his cheekbones , and his mouth set into a very taut line . |
| 26 | Eleanor 's lovely mouth set into a not particularly lovely line . |
| 27 | Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own . |
| 28 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line he knew so well . |
| 29 | Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door . |
| 30 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |