Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [conj] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of introducing just this one gene is to switch off some genes and to set in train a sequence of gene activation so that the cell develops into a muscle cell with all the appropriate proteins — master gene is an appropriate description . |
| 2 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which had reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 3 | The decision came against a background of growing public anxiety over the capital 's air pollution levels , which have reached nearly four times the recommended limits as set by the World Health Organization . |
| 4 | What we hope to be able to do is to complete the requirement the staff target this year and set in train some industrial studies to see what the various options are and then once we enter the production investment phase then that would be the time that we would er look to doing the development work . |
| 5 | That year the twenty-five-year-old Cocteau was working on the book of Parade , Diaghilev 's controversial new ballet which was to express the new spirit in the arts , with music by Satie and Cubist costumes and sets by Picasso . |
| 6 | The effect is on the autonomic or unconscious nervous system and sets in motion a process which influences the brain to respond in a high degree to the desires of the heart . |
| 7 | It was here that , at the Competition for the Crown forty-two years before , Edward the First of England had met the Scots magnates and set in motion the actions which ultimately led to the Wars of Independence . |
| 8 | The morning 's milk was poured , still warm , into a large pan and set by the fire because the temperature had to be kept around 93° . |
| 9 | And that 's when I waved at the Guards major Nogin and set in motion the arrest of Ralph Pike . |
| 10 | It is hotels such as the Marsiliana , built in traditional style and set in its own courtyard garden , which give Forte dei Marmi that peaceful and elegant quality for which it is famous . |
| 11 | Everyone enjoyed the pleasant outdoor atmosphere and setting without having to forfeit convenience . |
| 12 | Nasa said the plutonium is in marshmallow-size nuggets , each encased in three layers of protective material and set in a ceramic honeycomb , in turn contained in a cylinder made of layers of metal and fibreglass ¾ in thick . |
| 13 | He became quite carried away as with dexterous strokes he carved a particularly exquisite right breast and set to work on the delicate fluting of the ribs . |
| 14 | The swarming lampreys consume not only dead or sickly fish but set upon otherwise healthy ones . |
| 15 | The tooth , for example , is a living organ , at equilibrium with a complex biological environment and set in the mouth close to blood vessels , nerves , sense organs and salivary glands . |
| 16 | Turn the creamy custard mixture into a well-buttered pie dish of 3 pt capacity and bake at 350°F ( 180°C ) gas mark 4 for about 25 min until set round the edges but still a little wobbly in the centre . |
| 17 | Mammern , hugging the right-hand shore and set amid fruit orchards , is a stopping place for the boats . |
| 18 | All eyes , assisted by lenses ground to various prescriptions and set into a range of tasteful frames , rest upon us . |
| 19 | Gas Aga which serves central heating and domestic hot water and set in most attractive brick recess with exposed beam over . |
| 20 | The government was warned by scientists of the UK Photochemical Oxidants Group , responsible for the report on nitrogen oxides , that many urban , and some rural areas , have atmospheric concentrations of nitrogen dioxide greatly in excess of critical levels as set by the UN Economic Commission for Europe . |
| 21 | If all the leading players were to head elsewhere it might actually make it easier for the WPGET to cater for those left behind with a series of small tournaments ; perhaps multi-sponsored events in the £30,000 bracket — a small sum when set against the £300,000 prize fund for this year 's Weetabix British Open , but a realistic figure at which to aim . |
| 22 | However , although any extra funds are to be welcomed , this is a very small sum when set against ten years of inaction and a massive increase in the scale of the problem . |
| 23 | Silently , Nell regarded the white , steel tube with a sphere at one end and set with two ‘ V ’ observation ports surrounded by remote control grab arms , and saw only an insect-like thing , a huge preying mantis . |
| 24 | They have been known to kill mothers in the throes of giving birth , and park rangers run the risk of losing their own lives if set upon by poachers . |
| 25 | It set the tone of the renewed debate which in the coming decade was to divide Western Europe even further , at the same time as setting in motion a groundswell that eventually produced the European Community . |
| 26 | Each piece is individually made in solid gold and set with the world 's finest alternative to diamonds . |
| 27 | Boro saw a 16-point lead cut in half as Long Eaton , outclassed in the opening races , won four of the last seven heats and the margin of defeat would have been less had the impressive Dane Jan Staechmann not slid into the safety boards in the final race when set for his fourth win of the night . |
| 28 | A delightful modern hotel , the Moser is built in typical Tyrolean style and set in a quiet but central part of St. Johann . |
| 29 | EACH HAD BEEN IN A BOMBING , ROBBERY OR OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND SET ON FIRE TO REMOVE FINGERPRINTS . |
| 30 | Once it has been changed it will stay at its new value until set to another value . |