Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adv] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IBM is now set on breaking into smaller sections to become more competitive . |
| 2 | The defeat of Labour was greeted with relief by health service managers , but critics said the NHS was now set on the road to privatisation and a two-tier service . |
| 3 | When I spoke to Mrs. Olinton she said that Mr. Olinton was so set against Scouts and Guides that he would n't even let his own daughter , Jessica , join Brownies , although she wanted to . ’ |
| 4 | At twenty-two , it seemed , Viola was too set in her ways for him . |
| 5 | He and Lewis are also set to work together again this year in California , in which he plays a serial killer . |
| 6 | The Hotel Metropole is prettily set on the water 's edge of Lake Como and its dining-room and terrace are specifically designed to take full advantage of this position , and give enchanting views across the lake . |
| 7 | Headline of the week so far comes from Reuter , which says MICROSOFT SHIPS WIDOWS IN JAPANESE , but the truth is that Microsoft Corp said the Japanese-language edition of the Windows operating system version 3.1 is now being shipped , adding that it is the first retail version for personal computers to be introduced in Japan , and that 24 of the OEM customers supporting Windows in Japan are offering it pre-installed and preconfigured on their machines as part of Microsoft 's Windows Ready-to-Run programme ; Microsoft is also set with Windows 3.1 in Korean and Chinese . |
| 8 | The statute of Carlisle is best set in this context . |
| 9 | The man all cricket knows as Syd was all set for action … after a year long fight for fitness … and then on saturday in the gym fate struck again |
| 10 | The man all cricket knows as Syd was all set for action … after a year long fight for fitness … and then on saturday in the gym fate struck again |
| 11 | Once Sheila was securely set towards the civil service as well , as if out of weakness or guilt Moran began courting her with vague , tentative offers ; if she were desperate to go to university they could still look into ways of how it could be managed and they would try to manage it somehow no matter how hard it was . |
| 12 | Works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Turner , Reynolds and Gainsborough are beautifully set in this neoclassical house , remodelled by Robert Adam in 1764 . |