Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] set [prep] the " in BNC.

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31 the cauldrons at their backs , great stone tubs set in the floor and covered with some sort of green scum on either side .
32 It was later estimated that , because of the rising price of oil and increasing production quotas set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) , this figure was an underestimate .
33 Nitrogen dioxide levels were found to be above the guideline limits set by the EC at 13 out of 14 sites .
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