Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] set [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The barracks was a modern red-brick building set on the edge of the base which housed the 1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie .
2 A classic storyline set in the twenties being filmed in the nineties .
3 His total dose was 109 millirems — well below the recommended level set by the International Commission on Radiological Protection .
4 And this can so easily be the case , for such premises are instilled into the scientific mind set at an early age , becoming accepted points of reference , though really they are often nothing more than habits of thought .
5 It was not , it seems , by the classical standards of German decadence set in the 1920 , very shocking .
6 Easily Accessible : Chepstow is an interesting and historical town set in the outstanding natural beauty of the Wye Valley .
7 The modern grey or brown fascia sets off the knobs with colour co-ordinated inserts .
8 Made from a mass of floral striped fabric , this pretty half-tester decoration sets off the exuberant floral bed line perfectly .
9 Phillip 's riposte is with a sale of chess sets and related items including a mid-nineteenth-century carved ivory set with the pieces in the form of monkeys .
10 The study room has a couple of armchairs , one heavy wooden chair set at a writing desk , a bookcase set against the east wall by the door , ornaments and furnishings , and a set of five masks ( as described below ) mounted along the north wall .
11 To their right it ended abruptly , only yards from where they stood , at an ornate cast-iron gate set into a wall .
12 The Contingency Reserve has always existed as a cushion to meet unexpected demands for spending without breaking the overall planning target for public spending set in the White Papers .
13 Quiss was led by the dwarfish scullions , through the banked ranges past gleaming tubs , boiling vats , open fires and grills past rows of massive , wing-nutted pressure cookers guarded by blast screens , under huge n-shaped pipes , bubbling and gurgling and leaking steam , and over the dainty , counter-sunk tracks of a narrow-gauge railway until eventually he saw a wall ahead , and was led up a rickety wooden staircase to a narrow gantry then stopped at a small wooden door set into the wall .
14 Other stock markets around the world followed the optimisic trend set by the big exchanges , though in many of them the trading was relatively light .
15 A trapdoor in 2e leads upwards to chamber 2f ; however , the wooden ladder set into the wall below it is obviously rotten and useless , so a skill such as Scale Sheer Surfaces or a Flight spell is necessary to reach the trapdoor .
16 Amongst the British films selected are DAKOTA ROAD , the new release from the prolific Working Title company , a tale of sexual awakening set in the East Anglian fens ; CLOSE MY EYES , Stephen Poliakoff 's second film as director , which stars Saskia Reeves who is also in THE BRIDGE , a new film which takes an impressionist painting as the starting point of a tale of illicit passion in the repressive Victorian era .
17 Robert Hamer planned to follow Kind Hearts and Coronets with a sexually-charged film set in the West Indies , with Vivien Leigh in the key role , but this was cancelled two weeks before shooting began and he quit the studio in a huff .
18 When Richard 's top lip set in an obstinate bow and his lower lip protruded in a sullen pout he had the unmistakable look of his aunt Margaret .
19 She crossed over to the wooden flap set in the counter where she bumped into Lawler .
20 A high standard set by the skilled nurse should be reflected in the performance of the learner .
21 Or do you strain every sinew to go for that elusive target set on a small plateau ?
22 Farther than 12 nm away the reports were ‘ Nothing heard ’ on the low power settings ( both sets ) and ‘ Weak and unreadable ’ on the high power setting with the IC-A20 MkII .
23 Officers ' buttons bore ‘ I ’ for infantry on a central shield set on the coat of arms .
24 The prices of the operations from fillings to complicated bridge work were set by independent experts so dentists would receive a fixed income set by the Doctors ' and Dentists Review Body .
25 There 's a film on now , ‘ a gritty piece set in a Welsh mining community ’ according to the Radio Times .
26 The other sentry 's trouser-leg darkened as he shakily but hurriedly turned the locking wheel set into the wall .
27 Investment would no longer be subject to an annual ceiling set by the Treasury ( which , for example , is currently stopping BR buying up-to-date Networker trains to help relieve congestion on lines in Kent ) .
28 This pretty Victorian farmhouse set in the hills of Staffordshire has beautiful views from all aspects overlooking a peaceful valley .
29 Lady Diana Cooper ( then in her eighty-eighth year ) who attended the event , said in her inimitable way : ‘ Was n't that a mighty feast to set before a King ! ’
30 Dishwasher manufacturers use a standard place setting as a guide to how much machines will hold .
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