Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Payment was to be exacted through a land tax or rent set by the republics according to the quality of the land . |
| 2 | Nant-y-Glyn Leisure Holiday cottages & chalets set in a lovely sheltered valley . |
| 3 | These usually consist of large , naturalistic floral garlands or medallions set against an open or sparsely decorated field . |
| 4 | Shiny pages can reflect uncomfortable dazzle for photophobic children , and books whose pages combine printed text interwoven with illustrations or print set against varying coloured backgrounds are generally less easy to decipher than simply set out and clearly contrasted displays . |
| 5 | The mad are said to keep a film or stage set in their heads , which they order and art-decorate and move through . |
| 6 | City : C & W set for joint venture with Russians |
| 7 | Selection will be primarily influenced by the availability of software i.e. the programs needed to operate the microcomputer e.g. if a microcomputer has an information retrieval program which is fast , reliable , user friendly but can only retrieve items by searching under one term i.e. a book or slide set on SPACE can only be found by entering the keyword MOON or the keyword STARS but the pupils can not combine keywords and search for all items under MOON and PLANETS , then this program and this machine does not meet the needs of the school . |
| 8 | Though many people find sanserif faces attractive , almost every experiment suggests that text set in them is harder to read than serif faces . |
| 9 | These form a larger group than fabliaux set in the country , largely in villages , although the latter group is still a substantial one . |
| 10 | The problem that consciousness sets for the materialist is well known . |
| 11 | Departments , moreover , are not easily moved in new directions by the outsiders that presidents set over them . |
| 12 | It is still using a line that provides voice telephony , so standards set for the voice line will apply . |
| 13 | I hope also to say something useful about the structure of primate brains as well as the mechanisms of linguistic evolution , both issues that Searle sets to one side as irrelevant to the conceptual question he is pressing . |
| 14 | Some targets and rewards set by one group of women included : |
| 15 | The user must log onto the LIFESPAN installation account with the default directory and UIC set to that of the process directory . |
| 16 | The Validation program must be run from the LIFESPAN installation account with the default directory and UIC set to that of the process directory . |
| 17 | Before these shrines , and the floridly-decorated prayer mats and suchlike which lie before them , a Harpy 's cage is swinging from a metal chain and hook set into the ceiling . |
| 18 | In Physics , we try to unravel the fascinating problems and patterns set by Mother Nature , then use this knowledge for the benefit of all . |
| 19 | A high grade official might also keep at hand a jade sceptre ( ju-i ) with flattened head and curved handle of a kind used at court and commonly presented by an emperor to persons of distinction , and in addition a hat-stand with carved domed head mounted on a wooden stem and base set with jade . |
| 20 | The new release conforms to the Open Software Foundation 's Application Environment Specification on the Series 700 for increased portability among Foundation systems ; Posix 1003.2 , which standardises the Posix shells and command set across Unix system to aid portability between Posix-compliant systems ; FDDI support ; Worldwide Portability Interface , providing a standardised interface for writing international programs as specified by X/Open Portability Guide 4 ; X 11.5 with up to 25% interactive performance increase over X11.4 ; OSF/Motif 1.2 with drag-and-drop mechanism for moving objects and exchanging data between applications ; and System V streams support . |
| 21 | Glenn Hoddle 's got his heart and mind set on promotion . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The elegant plans , in indian ink on vellum , which he presented to his clients , showed his proposed alterations to the landscape , often with serpentine lakes whose ends were concealed in woodland , with single trees and clumps set in parkland and with tree belts around the boundary , often with a ‘ ride round the Improvements ’ winding through them . |
| 24 | He gave her a delicate necklace of amethysts and pearls set in Scottish gold . |
| 25 | Whereas the standards and styles set by the peer group can set highly influential markers around acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for young people it is in individual friendships that young people find support and security , negotiate their emotional independence , exchange information , put beliefs and feelings into words and develop a new and different perspective of themselves . |
| 26 | The processes of rethinking and reorganization set in motion by the scandals over unprotected children were slow and painful . |
| 27 | Starting from a recognition of the constraints and opportunities set by human and natural resource endowments , one might assume that they then define a broad set of goals for the future . |
| 28 | In the gents loo , an old guy sits doing the Daily Record crossword while the red-faced clubbers wearing a mixture of sportsgear , the odd Happy Mondays G-Mex sweatshirt , ponchos and flares set to work on their hair with free gel and mousse . |
| 29 | Dieppe , with its narrow streets and harbour set between chalk cliffs 150 feet ( 50m ) high , was the intended target of a commando and RM Division raid , as soon as sufficient craft were available for the simultaneous landing of a division . |
| 30 | Leo McKern , Sara Kestelman and Ian Holm star in the BBC Screen Two presentation , The Last Romantics , on Sunday , a powerful story of love and betrayal set in the tranquil world of Cambridge University . |