Example sentences of "[noun] set the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | of yellow mustard set the grey skies flying . |
| 2 | Everyone in local government would accept that central Government set the broad parameters for overall spending , which is perfectly legitimate . |
| 3 | Beth Shepherd set the two bags down on the kitchen table then went to the garden door and undid the top catch . |
| 4 | Together , IBM and Microsoft set the technical standards that helped fuel the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s : ‘ IBM-compatible ’ hardware and Microsoft 's DOS operating-system software , the basic program needed to run any computer . |
| 5 | The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in Sarajevo on 28 June set the European powers at each other 's throats , and in little over a month Great Britain was at war with Germany . |