Example sentences of "[be] set [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a devastating kick and one that is quite difficult to control once the foot has been set in its downward , attacking motion . |
| 2 | First let's look at the ribber controls that we do n't use during most ribber knitting , which are set to their basic position and only changed on special occasions . |
| 3 | Here landscape regions were identified which permitted an investigation to be made of the social and economic effects of land ) use patterns , and which allowed the territorial organisation of the period to be set within its geographical framework . |
| 4 | This may be set alongside their widespread suspicion of birth control and was undoubtedly strongly related to the very limited alternatives to marriage open to them . |
| 5 | It is , I consider , desirable that the present case should be set in its European context . |
| 6 | In many ways , the hygienists can be seen as the heirs of the Evangelicals ; here again , this trend of social attitudes towards infant care must be set in its broader context . |
| 7 | Standards were set to which all school premises had to conform . |
| 8 | Sickness and pride , in the grey light of day , were set in his unchanging face like a mask . |
| 9 | The pull-out torque is maximised at a supply angular frequency when the switching angle is set to its optimum value : ( Acarnley and Gibbons , 1982 ; Tal , 1982 ) . |
| 10 | THE LLANGOLLEN Railway , North Wales ' only standard gauge preserved line and arguably the most scenically attractive line outside Scotland is set for its best ever summer of operation . |
| 11 | ROLY-POLY comic Mel Smith is set for his biggest role yet — playing disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell . |
| 12 | They do not tell us why the level is set at its current average rather than some much higher or lower figure . |
| 13 | The Edelweiss is set in its own lush and shady garden with a large terrace where you can enjoy views of the Lauterbrunnen Valley ( famous for it waterfalls ) , the awesome Jungfrau and the wildlife reserve on the Breithorn . |
| 14 | The Gulma is set in its own garden with lawns and a sun terrace at the rear . |
| 15 | Just five minutes on foot from the town centre , this super hotel , as its name would suggest , is set in its own magnificent park . |
| 16 | The Grand Hotel Terme is set in its own garden , on the water 's edge , next to the fortress castle and a short stroll from cafés and shop . |
| 17 | The true significance of witchcraft is only disclosed when it is set within its full configuration of mystical forces ; the same applies to ancestor cults . |
| 18 | It 's set in its own park with beautiful rolling gardens leading down to the road which separates the hotel from its own private beach , yet is only a few minutes from the centre . |
| 19 | The building was set in its own garden , since vanished , and was built of red brick . |
| 20 | John Braine 's first novel , Room at the Top ( 1957 ) , was set in his native Yorkshire , and it contrived to make even London sound cosmopolitan and far away . |