Example sentences of "[noun sg] be set on [art] " in BNC.

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1 This modern Club is set on a pine-clad hillside and yet close to a lively and fashionable resort .
2 Because the front bed is now the main bed , the main tension is set on the front carriage .
3 Lanhydrock is set on a hillside facing north-east over the valley of the River Fowey .
4 Magee College is set on a hillside overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter to the north of the old walled city of Londonderry , the second city of Northern Ireland .
5 Magee College is set on a hillside overlooking the River Foyle in a mainly residential quarter to the north of the old walled city of Londonderry , the second city of Northern Ireland .
6 From that day in 1862 , when Guinness adopted the traditional Irish harp as its trade mark , a symbolic seal was set on the special bond between Guinness and Ireland .
7 The sun was setting on the tops of the distant mountains .
8 Lunch was set on the terrace , as he 'd promised , and Luce let him draw out a chair for her .
9 Her oval face with its large dark eyes and high forehead was set on a long , graceful neck .
10 Great store was set on the word ‘ training ’ .
11 No limit was set on the number or size of political parties , although each was prohibited from receiving more than 20 per cent of its budget in the form of grants or donations from abroad , and each was required to pay a registration fee of 1,000,000 francs CFA ( approximately US$3,900 ) .
12 The Government is set on a scheme that will result in the biggest social services shake-up since the national insurance scheme was established in 1911 .
13 A pail of cold water for washing was set on the floor so that performers had to bend over to use it .
14 An easily controlled , relatively short rig is set on a two-spreader mast .
15 A fractional rig is set on a Proctor spar with swept-back spreaders .
16 The cottage is set on the highest ridge of the Chiltern Hills and is surrounded by the most glorious countryside .
17 Instead of coding the instruction length into the operation code , the word mark bit is set on the left-hand character of each instruction ( which contains the operation code ) .
18 This hotel is set on a beautiful bay about half a mile from Diamante .
19 Note that the pump is set on a level plinth .
20 In the 1980s , this country was set on a course towards industrial efficiency and competitiveness from which the whole of British business will profit once more , when the recession ends .
21 The tone was set on the first day out of London when Kinnock confided to a class of six-year-olds at Staple Hill primary school in Kingswood , Bristol : ‘ Glenys is a teacher in real life : this is just pretending . ’
22 The Villa Faalifu was set on the edge of Tala-Tala , and the sight of its opulent exterior almost left me gasping .
23 Dinner was set on the patio .
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