Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] set in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 8 ( 5 ) WHITE MEN CA N'T JUMP : Woody ( Cheers ) Harrelson and Wesley Snipes star in this buddy movie set in the world of basketball . |
| 2 | Flaming Ears was the fourth and I joined three of my colleagues in a mini-mass walkout of this totally unstructured , ineptly shot , meaningless mish-mash of an Austrian vampire lesbian flick set in the year 2700 . |
| 3 | The water was fed to the mill through a cast iron sluice box set in the back wall . |
| 4 | But this year Jane Campion , a New Zealand-born director , was deservedly a joint winner of the Golden Palm with ‘ The Piano ’ , an ambitious period study set in the Antipodes in the 1850s . |
| 5 | The hotel has a sun terrace and swimming pool set in the peaceful and tranquil gardens on the lakeside . |
| 6 | In addition , an order has been received for 850 , fine bone china tea sets in the Cavendish pattern with the famous QE II crest which will be presented to Cunard world cruise passengers next year . |
| 7 | He thought of a bullet , and he thought of the chill lead set in the brass cartridge cases of the rifles or machine-guns that watched him . |
| 8 | There were double firing slits on three sides and a metal door set in the side nearest to me . |
| 9 | They slipped like shadows through the great doorway of the Lady 's Tower , and along a dark stone passage to a low oak door set in the inner wall . |
| 10 | Rule 5 The module version has been nominated for a greater period than the nomination latency set in the configuration file . |
| 11 | If she looked at her father with tolerance on that first night it was because his flattering of Giovanna had resulted in the table being elaborately laid on the terrace , fresh candles put in the brass candlesticks , and flowers in a big green and white pottery jug set in the centre of the table . |
| 12 | Who was I to be taking on a contender like Thomas Carter , a management consultant and the owner-occupier of a £500,000 property set in the accessible Arcadia of Boars Hill ? |
| 13 | BLADE RUNNER : Director 's cut of Eighties sci-fi classic set in the year 2020 , starring Harrison Ford , Sean Young and Rutger Hauer . |
| 14 | Behind the town lie the Pwllycrochan Woods and the famous Welsh Mountain Zoo set in the beautiful Flagstaff Gardens , home of the Zoological Society of Wales . |
| 15 | Biosphere 2 , a huge glass and steel structure set in the Arizona desert outside Tucson , consists of a series of seven domes and spires , some five storeys tall . |
| 16 | Looking over the wall corner , the crater of Cow Pot is revealed and should be left severely alone ; instead , turn south to a cluster of boulders around an iron manhole cover set in the ground . |
| 17 | With a quick reflex action he caught the tompaw , a short stout wooden handle with a steel claw set in the end , and thumped it into the first deal of the day . |
| 18 | This is a US pot-boiler set in the Old West of Oregon , where Chinese girl Lalu , played by the luminous Rosalind Chao , has been sold to a brother keeper but feistily refuses to play ball . |
| 19 | WHITE MEN CA N'T JUMP : Buddy movie set in the world of basketball , starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes . |
| 20 | Patrick was occupying a little room at the top of Prince 's Lodge with a dormer window set in the roof . |
| 21 | These claims may be inflated for Crockett and Tubbs , but they do suggest strengths in Mann 's latest project , The Last Of The Mohicans , an American adventure story set in the 18th Century , written in the 19th and now given an energy forgotten by all but a few '90s action directors . |
| 22 | Easily Accessible : Crayke 's nearest town is Easingwold , a pretty market town set in the Forest of Galtres , a Norman hunting preserve . |
| 23 | Whatever happens , the government will not be able to meet its target of introducing eco-labelling by the end of 1991 — the target date set in the Environmental Protection Bill . |