Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun pl] set [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | As you may know the Cardinal has already taken steps to set in train a thorough investigation into the moral implications of the Law Lords ' decision . |
2 | THE United States yesterday cancelled talks set for Monday with the European Community over a public procurement dispute and said sanctions were now hard to avoid . |
3 | Rayner Heppenstall , in The Connecting Door ( 1962 ) , establishes two different eras in which his characters exist simultaneously , and , in a later novel , Two Moons ( 1977 ) , concurrently sustains stories set in two different months , one appearing on all the left-hand pages of the novel , the other on the right . |
4 | Fortunately the vague concept of wholesomeness has been overtaken by internationally agreed standards set by experts , in our case drawn from the European Community countries . |
5 | The view from Frystetjorn was unforgettable — brightly painted houses set on a patchwork hillside , orchards heavy with bright red apples and the village of Ulvik , its white church being caressed by the sunshine . |
6 | It would be no surprise if he too had clocks set for different time zones . |