Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] set [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Nant-y-Glyn Leisure Holiday cottages & chalets set in a lovely sheltered valley . |
2 | These usually consist of large , naturalistic floral garlands or medallions set against an open or sparsely decorated field . |
3 | Some targets and rewards set by one group of women included : |
4 | In Physics , we try to unravel the fascinating problems and patterns set by Mother Nature , then use this knowledge for the benefit of all . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | He gave her a delicate necklace of amethysts and pearls set in Scottish gold . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | In evolving the final arrangement of elements for The Wealth of Nations the artist began with a series of drawings and models set in relations to the building . |
11 | And to look at the colourful display of begonias , geraniums and fuchsias set against the trees and shrubs , the unusual rockery plants , the miniature acres in their raised beds , linked pools and waterfall , emptying into a small bog garden , and the greenhouse brimming with plants raised from cuttings and seed , you would think the Doughtys spend hours every day keeping it all in trim . |
12 | Huy noticed a jug with wine and beakers set on a table made of white , polished wood and inlaid with river-horse ivory and gold . |
13 | The lower part of the walls are faced with 1345 semi-precious stones of Bohemian origin , such as cornelians , amethysts , chalcedonies , jaspers , chrysoprases and agates set in gilded plaster . |
14 | The sun must have cleared the hill beyond Grandtully , its light showed them weapons bristling above a river of faces , small boys with cudgels , women with stockingsful of stones and shards , men with shot-guns and blades set in poles . |
15 | In the DTI , for example , resource inputs into financial assistance schemes were measured against outputs ( such as jobs created/safeguarded ) enabling the cost-effectiveness of the programme to be assessed , and targets set for future schemes ( Progress in Financial Management in Government Departments , 1984 , p. 103 ) . |
16 | I think that a chief , or perhaps a leading group would after a while be decided on and priorities set in a way more mature than the boys , but girls would be less imaginative when it came to building shelters and lighting fires , and also less physically able to lift heavy objects and build things . |
17 | Staff of OPSSAT act to the instructions and priorities set by the President of SSATs . |
18 | Rather , it is a metamorphism of compositional intelligence and performance implementation , of the creative/re-creative moment , of reflection and refraction , and Orionesque constellation of images and dreams to set among the stars ’ . |
19 | A net deficit of E£3,775 million was expected , with expenditure set at E£41,248 million , a rise of 36 per cent over the previous year , and revenues and resources set at E£37,473 million . |
20 | This person is responsible for management leadership within a framework of policy objectives and resources set by the responsible minister , in consultation with the Treasury . |
21 | Our actions on behalf of our clients and our duty to our clients and others are constrained by law , the common law and regulations set by quasi statutory bodies . |
22 | STING has a new single , album and dates set for the New Year . |
23 | With there often being many routes to approximately similar goals , there would appear to be little to be gained from studying these developing routes through the design process , However , the constraints and objectives set on the way are seen to " steer " the designers towards similar goals by differing paths . |
24 | Whereas classes are large-scale social groups upon whom production relations confer unequal access to the results of that production , the bureaucratic group in Soviet-type societies is constrained to act according to the rules and objectives set by the corporate organization . |
25 | For her it was the accompaniment of cottage gardening with the domestic buildings which was especially noted and assimilated into a garden style : lavender and hollyhocks by an old weather-boarded barn , snapdragons along a brick wall , cottage porches with roses , ferns in dipping wells , patterns of brick and millstones set in garden paths . |
26 | The poll tax bore no relation to the ability to pay , offered no accountability because of capping and limits set by the Secretary of State , and imposed a 20 per cent . |
27 | It had at least seven governing bodies and watchdogs set over it : the Danzig Volkstag , the Danzig Senate , the Polish Commissioner General , the German Commissioner General , the Danzig Harbour Board , the League of Nations High Commissioner , the Council of the League of Nations at the High Court in the Hague and finally , the League itself sitting in Geneva . |
28 | Letters and numbers set at random around its perimeter and an upended wine glass in the centre . |
29 | the technical auditor checks new developments to ensure that standards and specifications set by the company are met , and that lessons learned from current developments are incorporated into future specifications . |
30 | Their houses are coloured in weathered pastels and ochres set amidst silvery olive trees . |