Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] set [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And three days before these lines were written , English Heritage set the seal on Eliot 's Kensington associations by putting a plaque on the block where he spent his last and happiest years . |
| 2 | Alternatively , there is the example of some churches overseas , where an instrumental prelude sets the mood and is the beginning of the service . |
| 3 | The second day , a Monday , saw the English team set a target of 185 to win , which was quite beyond the Frenchmen , who crashed to 26 all out . |
| 4 | In that case , the hon. Gentleman sets an example and shows that in a free society people can decide what they want to drink . |
| 5 | A new wave in British sculpture set the art world here bussing during the last two decades of the 19th century when the status quo of classically austere , cold , funerary white marble was disturbed by the throbbing emotional statements of talented young men like Alfred Gilbert ( who gave us Eros in Piccadilly Circus ) George Frampton , Alfred Drury , Hamo Thorneycroft and others . |
| 6 | In the opinion of many , the finest eighteenth-century French furniture set a standard of quality and craftsmanship that has never been equalled though much emulated , appearing in such widely divergent mutations as John Henry Belter 's high Victorian rococo revival to the sleek Art Deco refinement of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann . |
| 7 | But the pessimists include Edward Shevardnadze , whose sudden resignation as foreign minister set the tone at the meeting from December 17th to 27th of the Congress of People 's Deputies , the Soviet super-parliament . |
| 8 | These changes in social identity set the parameters of potential riots , but the actual incidence and seriousness of rioting often depended on the actions of individual officials and the presence of random catalysts which could prompt disturbances . |
| 9 | The broad gauge set the standard for developments for half a century , largely because the greater stability permitted higher speeds than were then possible on the narrow gauge and hence led to engineering advances that would make such speeds possible , eventually in the narrow gauge as well . |
| 10 | The following function sets the print control variable to the parameter passed and returns a null string . |
| 11 | Taylor was given the perfect platform to set the record straight at yesterday 's press conference . |
| 12 | The first national conference of the Cooperative Party set the agenda . |
| 13 | Put simply , the failure of economic management at the centre and the onset of economic crisis set a context in which the continued survival of a relatively independent or autonomous sphere of politics , reflected in the institutional form of local government , became less likely . |
| 14 | In a strong breeze set the traveller and play the mainsheet to relieve the helm |
| 15 | The softgrained , ponderous opening sets the tone for a lifeless , long drawn out haul . |
| 16 | On Nov. 13 , the National Assembly set the date for presidential elections for Jan. 12 , 1992 . |
| 17 | Take a little trouble setting the situation properly . |
| 18 | The contagious A Little Love sets the scene with a biting chorus , while Lonesome Cavalier and Bridge of Dreams would n't be out of place in the charts . |
| 19 | A LARGE crowd set the seal on a highly successful stamp convention on Teesside at the weekend . |
| 20 | If you have decided on this as your opening sequence , you may like the idea of beginning it with a fade in on a close-up of some brightly lit seasonal decoration in a shopping precinct — the face of a life-size Santa would be an ideal way to set the mood . |
| 21 | A sudden cloudburst set the taxi windscreen wipers to work . |
| 22 | Now Mr Vafa 's only legal recourse to set the record straight is to take his case to the Nobile Officium of the Court of Session . |
| 23 | Great longing sets the mind free of concern for trivialities . |
| 24 | It is a good plan to set the scene of the case ( e.g . |
| 25 | After a long campaign to set the record straight , including an investigation by a House of Lords committee , Salter was eventually vindicated in 1990 when the Department of Energy agreed to adjust the figures in its official literature . |
| 26 | Remedies for the poverty of single mothers and their families in an economy where the two-income family sets the norm in both the production and consumption systems would need to be more far reaching than those proposed by Wilson . |
| 27 | The survey would seek to identify examples of environmental excellence to set a benchmark for other companies to follow . |
| 28 | All you have to do then is to take up the handles maintaining line tension , and either take two steps backwards smartly or pull the arms backwards and downwards in a smooth tugging action to set the kite aloft . |
| 29 | While the adhesive in the clamped assembly sets a circle of material is cut from the same thickness of stock , slightly larger in diameter than the opening in the bottom of the segment ring just assembled . |
| 30 | However third parties may be able to exert considerable pressure to set an amendment process in motion and to influence its outcome . |