Example sentences of "[noun pl] were set the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An hour before games were due to begin , the club was plunged into darkness by a major fault at the local sub-station , just as officials were setting the stage for the event . |
| 2 | Teams representing a cross-section of housing interests were set the task of building a sandy estate incorporating a housing mix of family and old folks ' homes . |
| 3 | The Americans were setting the pace . |
| 4 | Between the archers were set the formations of pikemen and swordsmen . |
| 5 | ON MONDAY , the second day of the Marui Pipeline Masters , the waves were glassy and tubular and the local hotshots were setting the pace . |