Example sentences of "[noun sg] and set [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | A little breeze came in through the open window and set the hanging light swinging , so that her face was now shadowed , now glistening pale in the electric glare . |
2 | An important measure to encourage this trend was taken in October , when Iran 's central bank ( Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islam Iran ) doubled the foreign exchange quota available to all private-sector enterprises dealing with the public sector and set a new special exchange rate of $1.00=1,000 rials ( a fall from $1.00=1,250 rials ) . |
3 | Fei Yen had dressed quite simply , in a peach ch'i p'ao , over which she wore a long embroidered cloak of white silk , decorated with stylised bamboo leaves of blue and green and edged in a soft pink brocade that matched the tiny pink ribbons in her hair and set the whole thing off quite perfectly . |
4 | Restring the guitar and set the desired action height , checking the intonation and string alignment ; a certain amount of alignment correction is allowed by moving the neck laterally ( slacken the four neck bolts slightly , move neck , retighten bolts ) . |
5 | I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that we need to pursue those who do not pay the community charge and , in particular , we should pursue those Members of the House who do not pay the community charge and set a bad example to everyone else . |
6 | At the same time as negotiating this amalgamation and setting the new machinery in place , the NCDAD and the CNAA were dealing with what Strand calls the ‘ large and prickly subject ’ of the validation of the major art colleges in Scotland . |
7 | His work broke all the conventions of size , style , and technique ; his imagination lifted textbook material to the level of a flamboyant , romantic art and set a brave new standard for subsequent bird illustrators . |
8 | The following six points form the essentials of funboard sailing and set a good funboard sailor apart from a bad one . |
9 | He finished off his drink and set the empty glass down on the table with exaggerated care . |
10 | Anglers Choice starlet Graham Metcalfe topped the proceedings for the second successive week and set a new five-hour best of 16–8–0 . |
11 | The WHO report says we do n't need sugar and sets an upper limit of 10 per cent of total calorie intake from added sugar . |
12 | And if he did make his bed and then come in extra early this morning , like as not he 'd have relocked the door and set the internal alarms . " |
13 | Having set the backlight , bring in the key light , so called because it provides the photographic modelling and sets the general level of exposure . |
14 | In view of this , and to settle the negotiations as soon as possible , I suggest we ignore the principle of a rising royalty and set a flat rate of 7% of our receipts on all three titles involved . |
15 | They had a pyrotechnic display in the back lounge and set the whole inside of the coach alight . |
16 | In its place the aim was to build up communities on the periphery equipped with all the necessary facilities , including local employment and to set a firm limit to the size of these communities . |
17 | Forston Asylum was one of the most advanced in the country and set a new example . |
18 | Unperturbed , Albert Booth ( Labour 's transport spokesman ) raised steam and set the parliamentary engine moving in the great Westminster marshalling yard . |