Example sentences of "[noun] set [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Mr Sherwood reacted by saying that the new terms from Temple had once again delayed SeaCo 's intention to set a date for the shareholder meeting .
2 If it is your intention to set a cat among the pigeons or let loose an eagle in the dovecote , you do n't send a postcard in advance announcing your intentions . ’
3 In the short run , however , will the Secretary of State tell the House whether it is his intention to set a time limit beyond which talks will not be pursued by Her Majesty 's Government until after the next general election ?
4 All you have to do then is to take up the handles maintaining line tension , and either take two steps backwards smartly or pull the arms backwards and downwards in a smooth tugging action to set the kite aloft .
5 Now Mr Vafa 's only legal recourse to set the record straight is to take his case to the Nobile Officium of the Court of Session .
6 But I have to admit that with the exception of the quick GTi and certainly the new 2.8-litre VR6 , the latest Golf is not the kind of car to set the pulses racing .
7 ‘ It allows your enemy to set the terms of the debate .
8 Put yourself in Fifties or Sixties costume , throw in a couple of vintage cars to set the scene , and you 've got it made .
9 Which is a nice promise to make but when you 've got so many thousand houses to get through it took about six months to set the scheme up .
10 If you 've been thinking of making domestic changes or improvements , but lacked the money or momentum to set the wheels of change in motion use today to make a start .
11 Manufacturers set the bridles with a secure knotted loop at each of the spar attachments .
12 In the following decades Cook 's eye-catching posters and brochure covers set the travel industry 's style for selling dreams , as did his first travel magazine The Excursionist which gave details of Cook 's tours and was published regularly in worldwide editions for almost a century .
13 Chintz armchairs and well-worn rugs set the tone .
14 SIX YEARS AGO , at a conference in Argentina the United Nations set a target for the 1980s : clean water and sanitation for all .
15 Since the keyboard instrument sets the tone of the entire performance in a Mozart Trio , this tips the scale in favour of the Mozarteans , even without their price advantage .
16 Llanelli scrum-half Rupert Moon sets the Scarlets in motion as they savage Pooler 27–3 at Pontypool Park to claim a place in the Schweppes Cup semi-finals and record their second win over Pontypool within a week .
17 The ratcheted , rotating bezel sets the time limits for underwater and other action sports .
18 Alternatively , there is the example of some churches overseas , where an instrumental prelude sets the mood and is the beginning of the service .
19 The quiz sets a task rather than posing a standard question , the task could be format a disk .
20 Climb onto a platform and your weight sets the contraption in motion the deck rides up and down simulating ocean swells , the soundtrack plays the moans of whale songs , and a film projection shows an opening and closing hand that approaches and recedes in wavelike sequence on the now-rotating screens .
21 There is also a strong case for making the collection of minimum data sets a requirement for general practitioners .
22 The Master of the Rolls sets the tone of the court and can control the distribution of business among his colleagues .
23 Simon Lyster sets the scene for next week 's meeting in Gaborne , Botswana on endangered species
24 The second part of the chapter sets the concept of poverty within the gendered organisation of family life .
25 The chapter sets the tenor for the whole work in so far as it tries to examine the social conditions under which blacks became involved in sport , first in the USA and then in Great Britain .
26 His ‘ insights ’ into human nature are a jumble of cliches , and his novel about a serial killer , Maigret tend un piege ( Maigret Sets a Trap ) , parrots those popular myths on the subject which have obstructed just about every police inquiry since the case of Jack the Ripper .
27 With only the wind setting the course , a map is essential equipment .
28 During her first public visit to Britain , Kylie set the tone for two years of teasing and tantalising .
29 He had been told that he did n't know the first thing about it , that the young were all the same , destructive and careless , that Mrs Irving set a value on her privacy .
30 These had to be redeployed under Japanese pressure in late April because Mape HQ set a 60-mile ( 95 + km ) base line — from Memo , through Cailaco , Atsabe and Maubisse to Remexio overlooking Dili — from which patrols could go' forward into occupied territory .
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