Example sentences of "[noun] be set [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditionally , and with good reason , large amounts of text are set in a serifed face ( that 's one with the little tick marks at the ends of the letters ) and headings are set in a typeface that does n't have them ; a sans serif face . |
| 2 | In the little churchyard in Sasbach , by contrast , two inconspicuous marble tablets are set into a wall . |
| 3 | The push-turn control knobs are set in a toughened glass panel with high visibility luminous indicator discs , graduated in colour from ‘ off ’ to ‘ full on ’ behind windows . |
| 4 | A COUPLE who suffered a catalogue of tragedies are set for a second honeymoon in the Austrian mountains . |
| 5 | Many of the chalets are set on a hillside reached by steps — not ideal for the infirm or very young children . |
| 6 | His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness . |
| 7 | It is essential , for instance , that environmental standards for industry are set at a European level so that companies do not compete by seeking out those locations with inadequate environmental protection . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Her grey eyes were set in a brown skin smooth like the shell of a hen 's egg . |
| 10 | The long , carved lips were set in a tight line and the straight black brows were screwed up in a frown . |
| 11 | Some books were set by a single compositor , but |
| 12 | This modern Club is set on a pine-clad hillside and yet close to a lively and fashionable resort . |
| 13 | Lanhydrock is set on a hillside facing north-east over the valley of the River Fowey . |
| 14 | The student may come to appreciate that each concept , or theory or professional practice is set within a particular framework of thought or action . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | LIVERPOOL 'S latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit . |
| 18 | Liverpool 's latest recruit Stig Inge Bjornbye is set for a dramatic debut next week after receiving a work permit . |
| 19 | CHRIS WADDLE is set for an England recall after settling his differences with boss Graham Taylor . |
| 20 | The action is set in a south London council flat of hideous squalor over the Easter weekend of 1990 , and it begins with a young man effing and blinding in a crescendo of impotent , inarticulate fury , before picking up a television and hurling it across the room . |
| 21 | Her father 's tea was set at a corner of the kitchen table , a pile of oatcakes , cheese , a cold wing of game . |
| 22 | Her mouth was set in a stubborn line , and she was scowling . |
| 23 | The brief dew on his lashes , that had caught the thin early rays of the risen sun , was dry enough now , his mouth was set in a rigid line . |
| 24 | The lines from his nose to his mouth were deeper , his mouth was set in a grim line and his eyes were bleak , or perhaps her memory was at fault … but she knew it was n't ; she knew every inch of his face . |
| 25 | Close to the busy A48 , between Lydney and Aylburton , these beautiful rhododendron and azalea gardens are set in a peaceful lakeland valley . |
| 26 | Today , the remarkably well-preserved ruins of the church , Abbot 's House and Infirmary are set in an attractive , wooded park — though surrounded by an incongruous mass of streets and factories . |
| 27 | When government delegates meet every two years to decide which species to add to or delete from the appendices , the scene is set for a battle between non-governmental conservation organisations , such as the World Wildlife Fund , and representatives of the pet industry and the fur trade , with both factions desperately trying to sell their points of view . |
| 28 | But the two crews are likely to meet again at Henley and the scene is set for a classic confrontation . |
| 29 | The scene is set for a Courage League National Division Two showdown West on March 14 Newcastle victory moved them to within two points of their North-East rivals . |
| 30 | THE scene is set for a Courage League National Division Two showdown West on March 14 Newcastle victory moved them to within two points of their North-East rivals . |