Example sentences of "[noun pl] set in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave her a delicate necklace of amethysts and pearls set in Scottish gold . |
| 2 | The lower part of the walls are faced with 1345 semi-precious stones of Bohemian origin , such as cornelians , amethysts , chalcedonies , jaspers , chrysoprases and agates set in gilded plaster . |
| 3 | Two fifteenth-century icons set in beaten silver , studded with amethyst and quartz . |
| 4 | The maximum compensation we will pay , within the levels set in each service , is the market value of the item lost or damaged in the post . |
| 5 | Cultivated flowers set in bad soil . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , here 's a delightfully low-key set of instrumentals that suggests he should write the score for one of those film noir remakes set in small town America . |
| 7 | Her three novels set in late seventeenth-century England , with James Scott , Duke of Monmouth [ q.v. ] , |