Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] set in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her grey eyes were set in a brown skin smooth like the shell of a hen 's egg . |
| 2 | The long , carved lips were set in a tight line and the straight black brows were screwed up in a frown . |
| 3 | The town gates were set in the walls where these principal thoroughfares made their exit . |
| 4 | The workroom was extremely tidy and four chairs were set in a row in front of the puppet theatre . |
| 5 | The particular tribe among whom he was working couched their teaching in story form , and the main story-line was always the same — the events were set in the context of a journey , for they were a nomadic people . |