Example sentences of "[noun] [be] set on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the chalets are set on a hillside reached by steps — not ideal for the infirm or very young children . |
| 2 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 3 | This modern Club is set on a pine-clad hillside and yet close to a lively and fashionable resort . |
| 4 | Because the front bed is now the main bed , the main tension is set on the front carriage . |
| 5 | Lanhydrock is set on a hillside facing north-east over the valley of the River Fowey . |
| 6 | Magee College is set on a hillside overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter to the north of the old walled city of Londonderry , the second city of Northern Ireland . |
| 7 | Magee College is set on a hillside overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter to the north of the old walled city of Londonderry , the second city of Northern Ireland . |
| 8 | St Gilgen is set on the north west shore of the Wolfgangsee . |
| 9 | From that day in 1862 , when Guinness adopted the traditional Irish harp as its trade mark , a symbolic seal was set on the special bond between Guinness and Ireland . |
| 10 | The sun was setting on the tops of the distant mountains . |
| 11 | Lunch was set on the terrace , as he 'd promised , and Luce let him draw out a chair for her . |
| 12 | Angol , whose sights are set on a tilt at the vacant WBO crown against Yuri Vaulin , recently gave up the British title but is still Commonwealth champion . |
| 13 | I hate to see ‘ Guernica ’ in a museum whose sights are set on the future , having left once and for all its mausoleum in the Valley of the Fallen , to prove to the world what it is : an extraordinary composition suffocated by an excess of sentimentality , distorted by the deranged howls of the media . |
| 14 | His sights are set on the British Supercup and British Championship in 1993 , riding an ex-Niall Mackenzie 250 Yamaha , which has been purchased by Charlie Smiley of Carrickfergus . |
| 15 | For the first time , the students whose sights were set on a CNAA validated degree were sufficient in numbers to set the pace and the mood . |
| 16 | Hartlepool then comprised 6,000 people , no longer a simple fishing village since dock facilities had recently brought it into the coal-export and timber-import trades ; but Jackson 's sights were set on the adjacent hamlet of Stranton , with a population of 350 . |
| 17 | San Babila is set on the ruins of a fourth-century church , and that itself was built on the foundations of a pagan temple to the sun . |
| 18 | Her oval face with its large dark eyes and high forehead was set on a long , graceful neck . |
| 19 | Great store was set on the word ‘ training ’ . |
| 20 | No limit was set on the number or size of political parties , although each was prohibited from receiving more than 20 per cent of its budget in the form of grants or donations from abroad , and each was required to pay a registration fee of 1,000,000 francs CFA ( approximately US$3,900 ) . |
| 21 | When the fuselage surfaces , the wings will still be under water — you know how low wings are set on a modern jet . |
| 22 | Inadequate limits being set on the child 's behaviour , possible reinforcement of the aggression and modelling of aggression , and poor control of emotional reactions were all part of the learning history of these abusing children . |
| 23 | The Aurelia is set on a private sandy beach . |
| 24 | The Government is set on a scheme that will result in the biggest social services shake-up since the national insurance scheme was established in 1911 . |
| 25 | Most of the graphs were set on a steep , ascending curve , apart from the Husayn twins ' ; they started in the top left hand corner and were headed , inexorably , for the far right end of the bottom line . |
| 26 | A pail of cold water for washing was set on the floor so that performers had to bend over to use it . |
| 27 | An easily controlled , relatively short rig is set on a two-spreader mast . |
| 28 | A fractional rig is set on a Proctor spar with swept-back spreaders . |
| 29 | The cottage is set on the highest ridge of the Chiltern Hills and is surrounded by the most glorious countryside . |
| 30 | Instead of coding the instruction length into the operation code , the word mark bit is set on the left-hand character of each instruction ( which contains the operation code ) . |