Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] set in [art] " 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 a south London council flat of hideous squalor over the Easter weekend of 1990 , and it begins with a young man effing and blinding in a crescendo of impotent , inarticulate fury , before picking up a television and hurling it across the room . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Italian Village is set in the open plain where the new town centre of Spitak is supposed to be . |
| 5 | This glorious late medieval home is set in the beautiful Usk valley , midway between Abergavenny and Brecon . |
| 6 | Relaxed and tranquil , the Villa Nicolli is set in a quiet residential area , just a short walk from the centre of Riva . |
| 7 | One of the great wonders of the Neapolitan Riviera , this glorious town is set in a valley below steep , rugged hills . |
| 8 | Maddalena is set in an archipelago of seven islands , one of which , Budelli , has an amazing pink beach . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The comedy is set in the men 's and women 's loos of a 1970s nightclub in Liverpool . |
| 11 | A large , double bowl sink served by pressure hot and cold fresh water is set in the fiddles peninsula with a trash bin beneath . |
| 12 | Project Video is set in a variety of locations in all parts of Britain , and gives insights into life in Britain today . |
| 13 | This miracle is set in the town of Capernaum in Galilee . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | HOLME PIERREPONT NATIONAL WATER SPORTS CENTRE is set in a beautiful country park and the Olympic Standard water sports course makes it an important venue for international canoeing , slalom and rowing events . |
| 17 | ABOVE : The medical centre is set in an idyllic location overlooking the Mournes . |
| 18 | Ynys Hywel Countryside Centre is set in the heart of 1000 acre Sirhowy Valley Country Park — a perfect setting and a unique venue . |
| 19 | Nor do they contain a sound historical analysis , for Beatrice 's personal life is set in a matrix of ill-digested sources that show no knowledge of recent 19th-century gender studies , while the minor errors make the reader wince . |
| 20 | 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 ] . |
| 21 | The buildings date to the early 13th century , and the abbey is set in the beautiful Llandeilo hills . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The book is set in a fictitious village called Paradise , and is full of sexy rural romping and illicit goings-on . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The property is set in a convenient location . |
| 27 | The account is set in a section of the Gospel that shows Jesus ' authority . |
| 28 | The second part of Hartleap Well is set in the present . |
| 29 | There is a comfortable bar , a lounge and a panoramic restaurant , and outside , a sea water swimming pool is set in a large sun terrace and surrounded by overhanging trees . |
| 30 | 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 . |