Example sentences of "[be] set before the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three long rows of chairs are set before the stage , and there are tables with candelabras , goblets and punch bowls ( the glass is cracked and filthy ) . |
| 2 | 4 Parties aim to win office and they compete for the support of the electorate at the polls on the basis of programmes of policies , or manifestos , that are set before the electorate for their judgement . |
| 3 | The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts . |
| 4 | The mortar is set before the frosts , and the roof will be on well before the snow . ’ |
| 5 | This shows accuracy , however , not prejudice : most of his work is set before the English navvies and engineers descended on Normandy . |