Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] set on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aircraft was set on automatic pilot , leaving Vologsky little more than a passenger for the time being . |
| 2 | A cliff path walk affords views of Burgh Island , to which Agatha Christie escaped to write in a cliff top gazebo — Evil Under the Sun was set on this 26 acre private island . |
| 3 | Entry then became based on financial rather than medical or social assessment , and in 1983 upper limits were set on supplementary benefit , resulting in a massive increase in the total national bill for supplementary benefits to people in private sector homes — from £105m in 1983 to £500m by 1986 . |
| 4 | This tale of smugglers , murder and romance was set on this piece of coast and many of the places and people from the book have been commemorated in the names of streets and new houses built in the area . |
| 5 | Destination boxes were set on high stanchions above the ends of the upper deck and had glazed openings in the back , so no deck lights were required . |
| 6 | For added body , volume and manageability , hair was set on large rollers . |