Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lit the hurricane lamps set in brass wall-brackets and found a pressure lamp for the dining table . |
| 2 | Ministers reiterated the right of Iraq and Kuwait to their export quotas set in November 1989 at 3,140,000 bpd and 1,500,000 respectively [ see pp. 37053 ; 37632 ] . |
| 3 | Now because the government has a , plays a much bigger role in the economy the government will be in charge of what you might think of as industrial employment so er a lot of manufacturing , heavy industry er mining so on and so forth will be run as a national as a national industry , right and er wages in that nationalized industry will not be er set at market levels but will be set at , by some institutional mechanism that wo n't reflect demand and supply or reflect the rent seeking and rent server rent preserving behaviour of civil servants and government quangos er so on and so forth but you must bear in mind that the government sector will er the public and semi public sector in developing countries is vast in comparison to er to develop the countries and as a result wages set in er in the government sector er will erm will be the driving force for all industrial employment , so what with wages and industrial employment . |
| 4 | Each borrower under a variable interest rate loan pays the lending bank(s) LIBOR plus the agreed spread at pre-determined reference dates set in the loan agreement . |
| 5 | They tend to be lush period pieces set in Amazonia with Spanish , Italian , French , British or even American actors in the lead roles . |
| 6 | The barn served as a hanger for their Gazelle helicopter , which now stood illuminated by the floodlights on the roof , its belly reflecting the landing lights set in cement housings . |
| 7 | In other words , studies of television genre begin to reinvent some of the wheels which film authorship and genre studies set in motion some time ago . |
| 8 | Trams , however , were taken off the streets of London , in 1935 , and were replaced by trolley-buses — vehicles able to run on electric power by having two arms stretching above their roof to make contact with a pair of overhead cables , instead of the single arm of the tram and the metal rails set in the carriageway of the road along which their route was arranged . |
| 9 | Quiss looked up to see an overhead cable-car system of what looked like lengths of knotted string and bits of chain , running through little metal wheels set in the ceiling and carrying , on small hooks , cups and mugs and plates ( so that was why they had a hole at the edge ) , forks and spoons and knives of every description . |
| 10 | Sarah had previously suggested that they should try the effect of Queen Caroline 's ‘ Christmas trees ’ — young fir trees set in tubs and put upon the table or in a window seat and then decked with penny candles . |
| 11 | Here , too , metal reinforcements set in the concrete have rusted because the concrete contained too much calcium chloride . |
| 12 | From where she stood , working access to the most inner room had been via remote control arms and full-sized plastic window-suits set in the wall with their own flexi-corridors that stretched out behind the deeper the technician moved into the room . |
| 13 | Hawthorn and lime trees thickly blocked the canal edge ; every so often big iron rings set in stone lay half hidden , redundant in the long grass . |
| 14 | two apple trees set in the lawn |
| 15 | Here the staircase is achieved by sizeable concrete drainage pipes set in a bed of concrete one behind the other , each pipe slightly above the next . |
| 16 | This can be achieved in the modern garden by the use of sizeable concrete drainage pipes set in a bed of concrete one behind the other , each pipe slightly above the next . |
| 17 | Joy Larkcom dallies with dill , passes on a trap tip , saves space by sowing salads and encourages runner beans to set in the kitchen garden this month |
| 18 | Prestige developments , particularly Abingdon Marina , which is now well advanced into its 5th phase offers a comprehensive choice of quality waterside homes set in idyllic tranquil surroundings . |
| 19 | I wonder whether the right hon. Gentleman has read last week 's edition of The Economist , which investigated which European Community countries conformed with the convergence conditions set in the treaty . |
| 20 | Then he caught sight of Doreen 's pale , tired face , the tiny , delicate Cockney features set in a characteristic expression of grave determination , and he regretted the unkind thought . |
| 21 | Each pane has eight pairs of tiny glass oblongs set in lead , each so dirty as to be practically useless . |
| 22 | Explore the villages of the Cotswolds with their distinctive warm honey-coloured stone buildings set in beautiful rolling countryside . |
| 23 | Our accommodation is in holiday apartments set in pleasant grounds about 250 to 400 years inland from the sailing beach , and about half a mile south of the town centre . |
| 24 | the cauldrons at their backs , great stone tubs set in the floor and covered with some sort of green scum on either side . |
| 25 | At Itxassou there are numbers of these simple memorial stones set in a fringe along the church wall , where they make an affecting counterweight to the overblown and ugly modern gravestones and monuments all around you . |
| 26 | The company has done deals in France and China already and will soon have Unix System Technology structures set in Mexico , Canada and Australia . |
| 27 | The bars admit to standing room only ( early birds perch on stools ) , and the extensive lounges with their arm chairs set in fours soon fill to capacity . |
| 28 | by stage doors set in alleyways . |
| 29 | In the fading light Tina , wearing greenish-blue Indian cotton with silver alloy chains of Kabul turquoises and coral round her neck , began lighting yellow wax candles set in saucers . |