Example sentences of "[noun] set [art] [noun sg] " 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 | Put yourself in Fifties or Sixties costume , throw in a couple of vintage cars to set the scene , and you 've got it made . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Chintz armchairs and well-worn rugs set the tone . |
| 10 | SIX YEARS AGO , at a conference in Argentina the United Nations set a target for the 1980s : clean water and sanitation for all . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The ratcheted , rotating bezel sets the time limits for underwater and other action sports . |
| 13 | Alternatively , there is the example of some churches overseas , where an instrumental prelude sets the mood and is the beginning of the service . |
| 14 | The quiz sets a task rather than posing a standard question , the task could be format a disk . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | There is also a strong case for making the collection of minimum data sets a requirement for general practitioners . |
| 17 | The Master of the Rolls sets the tone of the court and can control the distribution of business among his colleagues . |
| 18 | Simon Lyster sets the scene for next week 's meeting in Gaborne , Botswana on endangered species |
| 19 | The second part of the chapter sets the concept of poverty within the gendered organisation of family life . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | With only the wind setting the course , a map is essential equipment . |
| 23 | During her first public visit to Britain , Kylie set the tone for two years of teasing and tantalising . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Williams from Didcot in Oxfordshire the champions of 92 are the favourites for 93 … but what will life be like without Mansell … will Prost be back to his best … can new boy Damon Hill set the world alight |
| 27 | The headline set the tone : ‘ Sure , It 's the Greatest Show on Earth — But Need It Cost the Earth ? ’ |
| 28 | The first Test at Brisbane set the tone for the series : Australia disappointed with 166 , routed by Bedi 's 5 for 55 , but redeemed themselves by dismissing India for just 153 . |
| 29 | Campbell cracked his first ever senior hat-trick after England ace Wright set the ball rolling with his 62nd strike in just 87 games for the Gunners . |
| 30 | Darlington RA 's professional Troy Dixon also made 105 not out and his side set a target of 216 for seven at Blackhall but the game was drawn . |