Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [conj] set [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And er I got involved on national registration and er , on one occasion , we were working , we 'd got a deadline and we were working through the weekend , and my wife came to pick me up at what she thought was a reasonable time , at one o'clock on Saturday , found she was given a cup of tea and set to work , and we finished , going home about midnight . . |
| 2 | The heads of a bishop 's crozier and staff were often carved from ivory ( Plate G ) , as were the liturgical combs used by officiants at the altar on high occasions , and the episcopal ring would be made of gold and set with a precious stone . |
| 3 | The consultation may acquire a greater urgency and sense of purpose if set against the background of a recognised right of recovery at common law . |
| 4 | It was clearly not an easy one ; and the small group who made the bond designed to shore up its decision pales into insignificance when set against the numbers involved in the second bond . |
| 5 | That move was further encouraged by the increases in prescription charges last week , which were above average when set against inflation . |
| 6 | Whenever Layton had a promotional tour or appearance , a poetry reading or a workshop ( poetry-reading in Canada predated Ginsberg 's sensation with Howl that set in motion the ‘ beat-poetry ’ style , despite Scobie arguing it as an influence on Leonard 's background ) , he would take Leonard along , acquaint him with the nuts and bolts of the business and get him to read some of his own poetry . |
| 7 | The raids had been going on for months , but had become increasingly violent : by mid-May they involved border posts being strafed with bullets or set on fire . |
| 8 | At the door is an insight into the true melding nature of all that goes on in Wainfleet — half a wooden beer barrel from Bateman 's Brewery , planted with flowers and set beside an iron shoe scraper . |
| 9 | Among them are sketches of objects and copies of inscriptions made by Howard Carter of items from Lord Carnarvon 's collection ; facsimiles of reliefs ; drawings of animals and birds copied from hieroglyphics and set alongside living counterparts ; Carter 's map of the Valley of the Kings used in the search for Tutankhamun 's tomb ; and record cards and sketches of the objects from the tomb itself . |
| 10 | Two of them bore long fruits like courgettes , though pink in colour and set with needles like a cactus . |
| 11 | Our institutions and our conglomerates are modest in size when set alongside General Motors . |
| 12 | Worshippers arrived at the temple in Ealing , west London , to find the doors had been soaked in petrol and set on fire . |
| 13 | Although it seems unlikely , it does have a history of herbal use , being listed in Gerard 's herbal ; " the floures steeped in oil and set in the Sun , are good to anoint the body that is benummed , and growne very cold " . |
| 14 | Some reports suggested that severe shortages of essential commodities in Bulgaria could force both countries to agree to exchange goods on a barter system , albeit with prices fixed in dollars and set on world market levels . |
| 15 | Push halved new potatoes , cut sides down , on to sticks and set on the hot surface . |
| 16 | They moved to Sherburn-in-Elmet and set to their new task . |
| 17 | Thank you Stephen from Leicestershire , he says that he has seen people tied to posts and set on fire . |
| 18 | The ceremony meant an unscheduled return to work for Christine as she had been off work with a broken hip , but was well on the way to recovery and set for a New Year return . |
| 19 | Also , as West European capitalism filtered across Germany and set in motion the inevitable homogenisation of markets and language within the customs union , the reaction of the Polish subject people , who were after all not the primary , nor even secondary , beneficiaries of capitalist modes of production and the spread of profit , and who had behind them a different set of cultural and political orientations , was similar to that of the Germans . |
| 20 | Opposite is the War Memorial designed by Lutyens and set in delightful gardens . |
| 21 | Surrounded by hills and set at the mouth of the lush Foglia Valley , this is an attractive resort and an interesting town in its own right . |