Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] set [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , it could be argued that it is only problems which are set within this framework that are viewed by the legal community as being properly legal . |
| 2 | In Notus in Judaea , when ‘ the earth trembled and was still ’ ( ‘ Terra tremuit et quievit ’ ) , it is the last two words which are set in 3/2 , and marked Très lent . |
| 3 | In the " picotage " method , printing blocks were studded with tens of thousands of pins or studs which were set by young women who could , after completing their apprenticeship , earn the very high wage for women of 12 to 14s ( 60-70p ) a week . |
| 4 | Torque flow means the water is sucked into a 2p-sized hole in the base of the pump housing but never actually passes through the impeller , which is set to one side of the inlet chamber . |
| 5 | The first is the local community , through the Community Charge , which is payable by almost every adult ( some 35 million in all , as against 17 million who paid rates ) , and the level of which is set by each local authority ( though subject to ‘ capping ’ by central government ) . |
| 6 | From the outside the hotel , which is set in beautiful gardens , looked very grand with its beamed exterior and red and cream brickwork . |
| 7 | Some like " Diplomacy " , which is set in pre-First World War Europe , involve pupils in negotiations with other " countries " , setting territorial goals , and forming ( and often breaking ) alliances . |
| 8 | These vary in accordance with changes in the company 's issued share capital , subject to an absolute limit which was set at 6,661,855 ordinary shares in August 1985 , representing 5% of the issued share capital at that time . |
| 9 | The hotel provides an assortment of highchairs suitable for different ages and plump cushions for those who ca n't quite reach the table , which was set with child-sized cutlery and crockery . |
| 10 | Contrary to her firm intention of not breakfasting with Ven , however , since he was standing by the table which was set for two when she again entered the sitting-room , she thought it would be infantile in the extreme to carry on with that intention . |