Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] set in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 2 | The action is set in the kind of country house , all wood panelling and flickering firelight , that normally provides the setting for a creaky stage thriller . |
| 3 | The Italian Village is set in the open plain where the new town centre of Spitak is supposed to be . |
| 4 | This glorious late medieval home is set in the beautiful Usk valley , midway between Abergavenny and Brecon . |
| 5 | But the scene was set in the political climate of the Weimar Republic for political and functional devolution , a system of checks and balances between individual , sectional , and national interests . |
| 6 | I have never eaten brawn — no doubt I should do so — so can not comment on it except to say that it is made from the pig 's head which is simmered with herbs and spices ; the resulting meat is set in the naturally produced aspic . |
| 7 | The comedy is set in the men 's and women 's loos of a 1970s nightclub in Liverpool . |
| 8 | A large , double bowl sink served by pressure hot and cold fresh water is set in the fiddles peninsula with a trash bin beneath . |
| 9 | This miracle is set in the town of Capernaum in Galilee . |
| 10 | Chaucer 's tale is set in the north-east of France , the true home of the French fabliaux , its geographical range stretching from Paris to Bruges . |
| 11 | Turning to the criticisms of the administrative machine through which the political leadership operates , the pattern was set in the early 1960s by Professor Brian Chapman 's British Government Observed . |
| 12 | The seal for an uncompromising war of attrition was set in the opening two minutes , when Spurs midfielder David Howells sent David Hillier tumbling and Ray Parlour , Arsenal 's best player , was denied an obvious penalty when Dean Austin tripped him . |
| 13 | It should not lead to a restricted curriculum , and its use was set in the context of a range of other methods which ‘ use pupils ’ own talk , interests and writing as the starting point for further work' ( NCC 1989a : 33 ) . |
| 14 | The 28-week limit was set in the 1967 Abortion Act , and since then many premature babies born before 28 weeks have survived . |
| 15 | The actual PSBR for 1992-93 will be set in the Budget . |
| 16 | So , whether your novel is set in the most distant parts of the world or in dear old Cornwall , be careful to omit the dull details of everyday living . |
| 17 | Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre is set in the heart of 1000 acre Sirhowy Valley Country Park — a perfect setting and a unique venue . |
| 18 | The poem is set in the night and opens with ‘ … lonely Mira with her Head reclin 'd , / And mourn 'd the Sorrows of her helpless Kind ’ [ vol. 1 , p. 273 ] . |
| 19 | The buildings date to the early 13th century , and the abbey is set in the beautiful Llandeilo hills . |
| 20 | A door was set in the wall hall-way down and , as she got closer to it , she spotted a brass plate bearing the single word ‘ Erasmus ’ . |
| 21 | The studio is set in the heart of the South Downs surrounded by woods and fields with Lavington Common , once home to the painter Ivon Hitchens , only a two minute walk away . |
| 22 | The book is set in the 1940s and this is how things were then , so to expect a different kind of portrayal would be unreasonable . |
| 23 | The book is set in the village of Ilmorog and tells the story of four new arrivals including an ex Mau-Mau freedom fighter and a prostitute . |
| 24 | The second part of Hartleap Well is set in the present . |
| 25 | A ⅜in dowel is set in the ends and the partition over the vent hole and a small brass screw holds a leather washer on to the post to act as a stop . |
| 26 | Or was it because the show was set in the 1950s , the sun always shone , the table always groaned under Ma Larkin 's home-made goodies , and nothing nasty ever happened ? |
| 27 | Each night during a 6-month working season , 40,000–60,000 km ( about 30,000–45,000 miles ) of drift-net is set in the North Pacific Ocean - enough to encircle the planet and cross the Pacific for a second time . |
| 28 | The story is set in the South-west of America , around the Mississippi river . |
| 29 | ‘ You know the play 's set in the twenty-first century , ’ Josh explained . |
| 30 | The play is set in the late Eighties when power dressing was at its peak — which explains the bold jackets , short hemlines and figure-hugging dresses . |