Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun pl] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face was thin and you saw those strange blue-coloured eyes set in the darkness of his skin . |
| 2 | In the middle of the room was a round table covered with oilcloth , and four high-backed carved chairs set around it . |
| 3 | Charming emerald islands set amongst the lapping waves . ’ |
| 4 | Then she turned and eased herself over the lip , clambered down the old wooden steps set into the clay wall , and ran across towards the jetty . |
| 5 | Bloodied and shattered by the war , for 20 years the public shared the architects ' vision of a brave new world of pristine concrete , of high airy towers set in acres of green park-land . |
| 6 | Top Irish writers set for literary festival in Derry |
| 7 | With the exception of the stained-glass east window , all the original windows of diamond-shaped leaded lights set in wrought-iron frames were removed and replaced with purpose-made steel frames containing simple rectangular side-hung casements . |
| 8 | This is a small historical town of narrow winding streets set amidst some of the most picturesque scenery . |
| 9 | Playing the SW213EB through a guitar amp ( which is probably how electros in this price bracket will be used ) with the amp 's mid control backed off helped improve the clarity , but as the pickup is the passive type , with six individual polepieces set into the fingerboard , it 's never going to have the bite of an active , bridge-mounted transducer . |
| 10 | Neat black hair , with dark intense eyes set in a handsome sunburnt face . |
| 11 | Foliage will be as important as flower , and we 'll need to think about texture — rough leaves versus smooth ; tall spiky plants to set against rounded shapes and so on . |
| 12 | It was a small community , very snooty , of large detached houses set in lawns and trees . |
| 13 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 14 | eleven 125W warm white fluorescent tubes set in the ceiling at the sides of the room ; |
| 15 | eleven 125W warm white fluorescent tubes set in the ceiling at the sides of the room ; |
| 16 | A chemist , estate agent and travel agent in Bradford were attacked with petrol bombs and three Hindu temples set on fire . |
| 17 | Thirty miles away , Wroxham Barns has a collection of traditional 18th-century working barns set in ten acres of parkland . |
| 18 | Of Jewish descent , he is a big man in every sense , powerfully built , with deep dark eyes set in a craggy , lined face and an Albert Schweitzer moustache . |
| 19 | First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ? |
| 20 | With a roar , it began to come their way , searching with its closed dead eyes set in the grotesque moving head . |
| 21 | A colourful and busy small town with all main facilities set in a deep and steep sided bay . |
| 22 | I kept seeing this leer of his , the leer of a wary yokel , reflected in the numerous little mirrors set around Herta 's marriage crown ( traditional : to ward off evil spirits , and so on ) . |
| 23 | One of the giant owls of the region , about the size of an Eagle Owl ( p. 177 ) , but with longer tail , rounder head and no ear tufts , smaller yellow eyes set in a facial disc with concentric dark rings , and a black patch on the chin . |
| 24 | Optimization procedures would necessarily include an economic data model which would allow the cost to be projected into the full production situation , and compared to the various technical requirements set for the artefact . |
| 25 | See the magnificent church of St. Mary , surrounded by small white houses set amongst palm trees and stunted eucalyptus . |
| 26 | 8 country-style shops set in beautiful gardens . |
| 27 | All around the resort are the remains of ancient Roman settlements , historic churches , hill towns , castles and the impressive Frasassi Caves set within limestone gorges . |
| 28 | Grasping her small suitcase in one hand , Gina followed the sign , drawing up with a soft exclamation of pleasure as she found herself in an oblong courtyard surrounded on two sides by what was obviously her hotel , a tall building of nineteenth-century architecture , its red-tiled roof gabled and decorated with iron curlicues , its many-paned white-framed windows set in mellowed red brick reflecting the pale northern sunshine . |
| 29 | THE criminal laws of Saudi Arabia adhere to the strict Islamic precepts set by Muhammad , the Prophet of God , born in AD570 . |
| 30 | Allied governments have sent the Russians several extra conditions to set before Iraq , most of them designed to make withdrawal as humiliating as possible for Mr Hussein . |