Example sentences of "[noun sg] set in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a film on now , ‘ a gritty piece set in a Welsh mining community ’ according to the Radio Times . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Roman , his mouth set in a straight line , strode across the grass , leaving Dana and Claudia to follow . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Nadine 's mouth set in a firm , determined line . |
| 7 | Her face was flushed , but her mouth set in a firm line . |
| 8 | Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door . |
| 9 | Sarah 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 10 | His closely shaven face was tense and his usually sensuous mouth set in a grim line . |
| 11 | Folly 's mouth set in a grim line . |
| 12 | She stalked off across the road , her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line . |
| 13 | Joseph 's mouth set in a thin line . |
| 14 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line he knew so well . |
| 15 | Her mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 16 | Cranston 's mouth set in a stubborn line . |
| 17 | He stared at her , mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 18 | Kate stared back at him , her mouth set in a bitter line . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | There is a pleasant pool ( open from mid-May ) and a pool bar set in a small but pretty garden . |
| 21 | The lovely Llyn Brenig close to Cerrigydrudion , is a new reservoir set in a timeless landscape , where facilities exist for fishing , walking on the moors and bird watching . |
| 22 | The most dramatic direct action was taken at Luxulyan , a village set in a beautiful farming area with a local population mix of traditional farmers , well-heeled professionals and not so well-heeled smallholders . |
| 23 | The main focus of their sponsorship is totally to re-equip the department 's studio with state-of-the-art electronic flash and tungsten lighting equipment ; in exchange , KJP have a distribution site on campus , serving the Lothians , and a showpiece setting in a real studio situation . |
| 24 | Christian Slater achieved teen-star status with his role in ‘ Heathers ’ , a stylish and witty black comedy set in a high school where suicide appeared to be the latest fad . |
| 25 | It looked like a mock-up set in a middle-class soap opera , shining with domestic trivia , very clean . |
| 26 | The second objection was the problem of agenda setting in a participatory democracy . |
| 27 | A four-star hotel with its own championship golf course set in a hidden world of parkland , forest and lakes . |
| 28 | This is a comfortable modern bungalow set in a large garden in peaceful countryside , with magnificent views overlooking Etherow Country Park . |
| 29 | He was interrupted by Bill Martin 's return to the room , his jaw set in a determined line . |
| 30 | And all this minor misery is occurring in an island set in a leaden sea of even greater misery , in a world which is presumably going to end , sooner rather than later , in some cataclysmic downpour of misery beyond imagination . |