Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A MAFF spokesman said that the survey was unnecessary : " Pollution controls are set locally to the nuclear sites . |
| 2 | Binding guarantees will be set locally for in-patient waiting times , starting with the operations where waiting causes most distress . |
| 3 | The Holiday Inn is set right on the white sandy beach of Batu Ferringhi , about 20 minutes drive from Georgetown . |
| 4 | This well run and friendly hotel is set right in the centre of the resort . |
| 5 | The manor is set right in the middle of Horncastle and has a large and colourful garden , much admired by passers-by who can not help but pause at the usually open corner gate in the garden wall . |
| 6 | Keep on using lead free if the engine is not set properly after its recent service . |
| 7 | The date for the trial of Orchin , Richmond and McCready was set eventually for mid-February 1974 , sixteen months after their arrests . |
| 8 | VCPs are set apparently at random , and vehicles stopped in the same way , but there is a method in the madness . |
| 9 | Their books are usually set nostalgically in the past — the Thirties and Forties are favourite periods — and often feature the perennial characters of fairy tales and nursery rhymes . |
| 10 | He did n't realize that Ace 's motion sensors were set only to be triggered by an approaching movement source . |
| 11 | The auto gearbox refuses to take the revcounter needle anywhere near the red line ( and that 's set only at 4500rpm ) , which means the chances of kicking down into a lower gear are limited , making A-road overtaking manoeuvres more ponderous than they should be and knocking a substantial hole in the cruising speed when you meet a hill . |
| 12 | However , it might be that , at first , such tests should be set only in those subjects which constitute the ‘ core curriculum ’ to be instituted nationally for all schools . |
| 13 | The sun would still rise and still set regardless of the fact that she would never see him again . |
| 14 | It is set annually by the Government and can not rise by more than the rate of inflation . |
| 15 | The NFFO will be set annually by the Department of Energy ; it aims to guarantee that new electricity distribution companies in England and Wales use a certain amount of renewable souces to generate power . |
| 16 | She spun the tape on and a polite Scottish voice informed her that her services were required by an independent television company about to start work on a drama based on the oil business , to be set largely around Aberdeen . |
| 17 | In various parts of the Bible all these offerings are said to " alone " — to cover sin — indicating that any act of worship was set squarely in the context of God 's forgiving grace . |
| 18 | By autumn evenings Orion has set soon after darkness , but Sirius and Canopus are still high . |
| 19 | The church seems to be slightly set away from the village , and is very elusive as you drive through , being only reached either through a farmyard or down a lane off the road to Wansford . |
| 20 | Built in 1990 , the Hotel Rina is a modern , well-furnished property set away from the main road . |
| 21 | A third dummy was in a seated position on the fourth chair which was set away from the table . |
| 22 | The rails were set flush with the concrete and he negotiated them carefully . |
| 23 | Just as with word processing type can be set flush with the left-hand margin , centred or justified . |
| 24 | Such an edge should be set just below the level of the turf so that a machine can run smoothly over the top — simply neaten up once a year with a half moon iron or spade and save that chore of hand edging . |
| 25 | In particular , finding the other " nasty " number changes nothing — the challenge was set just for fun . |
| 26 | an accent mark which is set separately from the main character and is then placed either over or under it . |
| 27 | I think the evidence will be overwhelming that that fire was set intentionally by Koresh and h some of his core followers . |
| 28 | It is important to remember that the ‘ net published prices ’ are those set individually by each publisher for each of his books : they are not a form of collective trade price-fixing . |
| 29 | His large untidy head was set close to shoulders which rubbed against the long lobes of his ears . |
| 30 | The hotel was converted from a farm eight years ago and is set close to several Dales walks . |