Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as they did so , they unknowingly broke the invisible beam linking two electronic eyes set in the surrounding trees . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | His face was thin and you saw those strange blue-coloured eyes set in the darkness of his skin . |
| 4 | The high targets set by the government have meant that colonies have often been badly located , and inadequately supported . |
| 5 | He was in one of a bank of four public booths set into the rear wall of Dunstable post office ; he was still north of London . |
| 6 | But much of that extra income arises from subsidies given to the farmer in artificially high prices set by the EEC . |
| 7 | Charming emerald islands set amongst the lapping waves . ’ |
| 8 | Probably the most well-known body in Britain for establishing voluntary standards of quality and reliability is the British Standards Institution , whose famous Kitemark indicates that goods conform to the high standards set by the Institution . |
| 9 | There are , of course , all sorts of chandeliers available for traditional rooms in brass , iron , wood , wrought iron and crystal , but again the effect can be enhanced by recessed downlights set in the ceiling to light up the chandelier itself . |
| 10 | Over the past two years Japan 's five largest city ( ie , national commercial ) banks raised ¥3 trillion ( $21 billion ) in total — to help them meet the new capital-adequacy requirements set under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) . |
| 11 | Voix du Zaïre radio said that enraged students set on the junior education minister , Issalu Isangi , who was badly beaten up . |
| 12 | They had strengthened structurally weak areas around doors and windows with layers of fired bricks set into the mud walls . |
| 13 | This works like an individual Filofax where copies of appraisals and checklists of personal targets set by the employee are included . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Huge stiffened but graceful garlands were hung from twenty-four tiny hooks set round the gallery parapet , and were constructed so cleverly that they gave the impression of winding around the gallery pillars . |
| 16 | Executed in 1884 , it depicts in detail a group of typical characters set against the bustle of the market . |
| 17 | The rationale for this approach is to develop a warm and caring relationship between the parent and child with clear and identifiable limits set by the parent about the child 's behaviour . |
| 18 | But the working party goes further : ‘ By examining some examples of typical assignments set in the classroom , approached through the eyes of the pupils , we discover a series of stages that have to be worked through … |
| 19 | The use and refinement of existing powers The legal and operational precedents set by the strike were being followed and expanded by the police almost as soon as the dispute was over . |
| 20 | Basic rates set by the Wages Councils apply equally to women and men . |
| 21 | Wedded to their reflections in the waters that surround them , they look like giant gemstones set in the blue . |
| 22 | The Gainsborough films that best characterize the desire of filmmakers to close their eyes to the darker currents in society , to make believe that the world really is as cosy as some wartime films made it out to be , are Holiday Camp ( 1947 ) and the three sequels set amongst the jolly Huggett family . |
| 23 | In its place are three buttons set into the right hand cab pillar . |
| 24 | 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 ? |
| 25 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 26 | Now I am able to say that Barton Willmore has done this work , and it has submitted as part of our submission to the E I P , and in summary what I would say is that I believe that that work demonstrates that the new settlement has to be in the order of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , to begin to achieve the environmental objectives set for the new settlement , and also social objectives which would also be important to the residents of that new settlement . |
| 27 | To arrive at a salary that produces no income tax liability above the 25% rate , account has to be taken of the revised reliefs to set against the salary . |
| 28 | to comply with environmental standards set by the European Community and the Forth River Purification Board |
| 29 | For the corporate executives could be viewed ( as their name suggests ) as executives implementing the broad objectives set by the directors as the legislature . |
| 30 | The philosophy of the African Primary Science Programme derives from the experimental American curriculum projects such as the Physical Science Study Committee ( PSSC ) but the initial goals set at the MIT conference in 1961 indicate that considerable thought was given to needs and conditions in Africa . |