Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] set [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ON A SLOW pitch with little bounce , South Africa once again were unable to set the home side a testing target , and saw West Indies complete a clean sweep of the one-day international series with seven wickets and seven overs to spare . |
| 2 | Following the appeal court 's decision Bond was remanded on A$1000,000 bail until Oct. 5 , when the Perth district court was due to set a date for a new trial . |
| 3 | This shared and to some extent grew out of the Ritschlian emphasis on history and historical investigation , and was concerned to set the history of the beginnings of Christianity in the wider context of the culture , philosophy and religion of the ancient world . |
| 4 | This was important to set the issues that would have to be addressed in any mining company EIA in advance and to ensure community concerns formed a major part of the agenda to be addressed . |
| 5 | The very notion of falling into that mass of water , as into unforeseen circumstances , and being swallowed — becoming an unconsidered mote and being swallowed — was enough to set the pulses racing . |
| 6 | With things being tight at work it was necessary to set an example , he explained to Joan , as she set off yet again for the launderette . |