Example sentences of "[was/were] set on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Villa Faalifu was set on the edge of Tala-Tala , and the sight of its opulent exterior almost left me gasping .
2 A pail of cold water for washing was set on the floor so that performers had to bend over to use it .
3 It was set on the Potomac near Washington D C which , like Malmesbury in our civil war , changed hands several times during the American one .
4 Great store was set on the word ‘ training ’ .
5 She had a leather suitcase which bore the remains of labels from pre-war Oriental hotels , a hatbox and an immense carpet bag which sighed out little puffs of dust every time it was set on the ground .
6 Dinner was set on the patio .
7 Lunch was set on the terrace , as he 'd promised , and Luce let him draw out a chair for her .
8 No limit was set on the number or size of political parties , although each was prohibited from receiving more than 20 per cent of its budget in the form of grants or donations from abroad , and each was required to pay a registration fee of 1,000,000 francs CFA ( approximately US$3,900 ) .
9 The sun had moved so that it was setting on the roof of the building on the western side of the yard .
10 The sun was setting on the tops of the distant mountains .
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