Example sentences of "[adv] set [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was in his thirties , and already much set in his ways , and perhaps reluctant to make too many changes too quickly . |
| 2 | Not a partnership — strangely for someone so set in his own ways , Ken would be willing to do as he was told , as far as work was concerned . |
| 3 | The race is also being used by Poland , Mexico , Norway and Denmark as their trials for the Olympic Games and though the field is not so strong at the front , it looks to be a proving ground for the visitors , in an effort to beat times already set by their countrymen to enable them to go to Barcelona . |
| 4 | If the early universe had been chaotic or irregular , or if the pressure of matter had been low , one would have expected it to produce many more primordial black holes than the limit already set by our observations of the gamma ray background . |
| 5 | Younger workers are not set in their ways , employers believed . |
| 6 | Such rigidities can be observed in organizations and institutions as well as whole cultures : the small , traditional engineering or textile firm which fails to adapt to the market and goes out of business ; the political party caught between renewal and betrayal ; the institution so deeply set in its ways that it is hardly aware of them . |
| 7 | The cut and blown glass ornaments were still set on their mirrored shelves in exactly the same positions as when he had unwrapped them . |
| 8 | And her plans now were very clearly set in her mind . |
| 9 | Its finest episodes are the central ‘ Dirge ’ ( sung by Brian Rayner Cook a little insecurely ) which is a memorial to Parry 's brother- in-law , who died at 45 while this work was being written , and the subsequent chorus ‘ Man , born of desire ’ ( which Holst also set in his Choral Fantasia ) . |
| 10 | Also , I 've been on my own for 30 years and I 'm rather set in my ways . |
| 11 | Check that the water-hardness regulator ( usually next to the rinse-aid reservoir is correctly set for your area to help prevent formation of limescale . |
| 12 | But its tone was really set by its two paintings : both nudes , girls in sunlit interiors , pinks , reds , greens , honeys , ambers ; all light , warmth , glowing like yellow fires with life , humanity , domesticity , sexuality , Mediterraneity . |
| 13 | They were fairly set in their ways , committed to a particular life style , and anxious to climb the promotional ladder . |
| 14 | So the farm is well set with its 1000 acres of arable and large dairy herd . |
| 15 | Not that he wished any harm to Rose , and it was n't as if she would be on her own because , being the wife of Peter , and he the stable man , she was well set in their cottage . |
| 16 | Bringing food , fuel and raw materials canals allowed inland towns to burst through the bounds which transport limitations had previously set to their growth and specialisation . |
| 17 | With his sights firmly set on his own career and the publication of his next work , Gould simply ignored the earthquake rumbling beneath his feet . |
| 18 | At twenty-two , it seemed , Viola was too set in her ways for him . |
| 19 | Old people , we are led to assume , are too set in their ways , they are now too old to change . |
| 20 | Different attitudes confront older people ; they are seen to be too slow , too set in their work practices , or possessing skills which have become or will become redundant . |
| 21 | If you have a very large aquarium , more Ictalurus melas would be ideal if your specimen is not too set in its ways to accept any newcomers . |
| 22 | But us old'uns are too set in our ways . |
| 23 | A period of sharing your home is sometimes healthy , because it teaches you to be more adaptable and stops you from becoming too set in your ways . |
| 24 | ‘ You 're getting too set in your ways , you know . |
| 25 | He 's too set in his ways to change . ’ |
| 26 | True , he had struggled at first to satisfy his beautiful young bride ; he had been too long a bachelor and too set in his ways . |
| 27 | In retirement , Muccio recalled that Rhee was very intelligent , determined and assertive ; he had reached the top at a late age and was too set in his ways , his attitude having been determined by his lengthy period in exile , amid the seemingly forlorn struggle to save Korea from Japanese colonialism . |
| 28 | Beautifully set in its own grounds , this centrally located hotel provides a high standard of comfort and friendly service in elegant surroundings . |