Example sentences of "[noun] set on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had her eyes set on a bigger catch than me . ’ |
| 2 | On the little altar to his ancestors beside the mirror , lighted candles stood amidst tiny dishes of fruits , pork , fish and rice , and behind him incense burners and small brass pans of aloe wood set on a low lacquered table sent perfumed smoke drifting in gentle spirals towards the ceiling . |
| 3 | Sun sets on a bad week for the BBC |
| 4 | I like the sun setting on a calm sea — ’ His breath hissed through his teeth . |
| 5 | As the sun set on a great day , they all made their way home , awaiting the next challenge , so if anybody out there fancies their chances , just ring the Sheffield Pest Control branch . |
| 6 | In this tale , two weeds grew on a river bank ; one of them conserved its energy , and grew low and small and brown , with its sights set on a long life , while the other put forth all its strength into growing tall and into colouring itself a beautiful green . |
| 7 | ‘ I told her I 'd got my sights set on a high-born heiress and she damned near scratched my eyes out . |
| 8 | It is a system with sights set on a preordained ‘ historical ’ task , to be realised by ‘ scientific ’ means . |
| 9 | Opposite her was a small washstand with a coarse crockery toilet set on a fake marble top . |
| 10 | If you have your hearts set on a joint endowment , you have two alternatives to cashing in the present one . |
| 11 | Good reads among the new releases include Dick Francis 's COMEBACK ( Pan , £4.99 ) , his 34th racing thriller and as pacy as ever , Danielle Steel 's NO GREATER LOVE ( Corgi , £4.99 ) about the Winfield family whose lives are changed forever the night the Titanic sinks , and Mary Stewart 's STORMY PETREL ( Coronet , £3.99 ) , an atmospheric suspense story set on a Hebridean island . |
| 12 | Pre-construction work is already underway on the first phase , a 328,000 sq ft building set on a 20 acre green field site within Edinburgh Park , due for completion in Autumn 1995 . |
| 13 | So if you have got your heart set on a big wedding for the kids or a fast car when you retire , it is worth putting some money away as soon as possible to make sure the clouds of inflation do n't darken your horizon , adds Mr. Pinnell . |
| 14 | Thirty years later , I can still recall particular images — Alan Breck 's silver button set on a wooden cross and placed as a sign in the window of a but and ben ; redcoats prodding the heather with their bayonets while Breck and David Balfour sweltered out the day on the top of a huge granite boulder ; Breck lowering his belt so that Balfour could scramble up ; a chieftain 's hide-out somehow built using the trees . |
| 15 | Those of classical design and inspiration are infrequent , the most impressive being the tetrastyle prostyle temple set on a high podium and dedicated to Sulis Minerva at Bath . |
| 16 | The ancient beams of the original building remain but these are fresh , modern apartments newly converted and offering spotless , well-furnished accommodation set on a square close to St Mark 's . |
| 17 | Or do you strain every sinew to go for that elusive target set on a small plateau ? |
| 18 | I visualized Alison as living in a classic North Oxford mansion set on a bosky avenue amid the murmuring of innumerable dons , so I was surprised to find myself directed up the hill to Headington . |