Example sentences of "[noun sg] set [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have thus found the study of pupil deviance a fertile valley for optimism to set beside the forbidding mountain-like permanence of theories of gender reproduction . |
| 2 | Will Major and Hurd be able to neutralise the timebomb set by the social chapter amendment ? asks Chris McLaughlin |
| 3 | There is a swimming pool with terrace set amidst the sunny garden . |
| 4 | There 's a film on now , ‘ a gritty piece set in a Welsh mining community ’ according to the Radio Times . |
| 5 | Arne Glimcher , owner of the important Pace Gallery , has just made his directorial debut with ‘ The Mambo Kings ’ , an $18 million adaptation of the novel by the Cuban-American Oscar Hijuelos an extravaganza set in a 1950s New York of Latin supper clubs and parties . |
| 6 | Intertel Communications Inc , currently legally a Canadian company , says from its Teleport Denver Inc base in Colorado that it plans to swear allegiance to the flag and become a naturalised American : it will reincorporate in the US to meet a condition set by the Federal Communications Commission , which gave plenty of ammunition to the Europeans that say that the US market is not as open as Uncle Sam likes to think , by insisting that only American companies could hold earth satellite station common carrier licences — there is no comparable restriction on US companies applying for licences in the UK . |
| 7 | The Home Secretary 's remarks on PR , made to party workers in Stroud , are the most strident so far used by a senior Conservative against electoral reform , which is the condition set by the Liberal Democrats for their support in a hung Parliament . |
| 8 | His left hand rested on the desk a silver ring set with a large brown stone on the little finger , and between the first and second fingers a cigarette with a thin blue tape of smoke rising steadily from it . |
| 9 | One episode with disasters aplenty was Episode Four of ‘ The Keys of Marinus ’ , the episode set in the polar regions of that planet . |
| 10 | A Section of statute set in the European legal hypermedium |
| 11 | A classic storyline set in the twenties being filmed in the nineties . |
| 12 | For just an instant his mouth set into a bitter line . |
| 13 | Roman , his mouth set in a straight line , strode across the grass , leaving Dana and Claudia to follow . |
| 14 | She lifted the receiver as Myra darted to the other phone and , her mouth set in a straight line , dialled the number of Roman 's office . |
| 15 | With Rune 's jaw hard and his mouth set in a straight line it was easy to imagine just how terrifying their enemies had found the invaders . |
| 16 | Nadine 's mouth set in a firm , determined line . |
| 17 | Her face was flushed , but her mouth set in a firm line . |
| 18 | Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door . |
| 19 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 20 | His closely shaven face was tense and his usually sensuous mouth set in a grim line . |
| 21 | Folly 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 22 | She stalked off across the road , her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line . |
| 23 | Joseph 's mouth set in a thin line . |
| 24 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line he knew so well . |
| 25 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 26 | Cranston 's mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 27 | He stared at her , mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 28 | Kate stared back at him , her mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 29 | For a moment she hesitated , then , her mouth set in a determined line Elise would have recognised with misgiving , set about dampening her cotton nightshirt and then her hair and face to simulate perspiration . |
| 30 | And this can so easily be the case , for such premises are instilled into the scientific mind set at an early age , becoming accepted points of reference , though really they are often nothing more than habits of thought . |