Example sentences of "and set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually because it has arisen and set during the daylight hours . |
| 2 | She went on to the next cubicle , a simple fractured thumb that even Joe Reynolds had managed to diagnose and set without too much trouble . |
| 3 | Cut shapes from turf , and set below grass level , on a bed of sand , or five dabs of mortar on blinded hardcore , so lawn mower can cut over them |
| 4 | The inner flesh was as raw as a recent wound , and clear resin had oozed to the surface , trickled down and set into sticky pink runnels . |
| 5 | I shall give some space in this chapter to considering the single threads , the first strands , how they are chosen and set into place . |
| 6 | Among the cool colours and short sleeves look out for an imaginative crochet trim — daisies , worked separately and set into open spaces left in the knitting . |
| 7 | The house was rosy and set into the hill . |
| 8 | By this time a new headquarter had been built in Vicarage Road , with a new engine and modern appliances , and set into the forecourt was proudly displayed in large letters " HALLING " , but with the outbreak of war this was blocked in with cement for security reasons , and as one walks across in front of the station today the same cement is still visible . |
| 9 | All eyes , assisted by lenses ground to various prescriptions and set into a range of tasteful frames , rest upon us . |
| 10 | Steam for 70 min , by the end of which time the pudding will be perfectly puffed up and set with a just-molten streak in the centre . |
| 11 | Then use concealer over the foundation and set with powder . |
| 12 | Silently , Nell regarded the white , steel tube with a sphere at one end and set with two ‘ V ’ observation ports surrounded by remote control grab arms , and saw only an insect-like thing , a huge preying mantis . |
| 13 | What he saw was incredible to him : imperfect stones , yes , flawed , sometimes of poor coloration , but cut and set with such skill and ingenuity that their imperfections were disguised . |
| 14 | Walter Skirlaw was born sometime during the middle of the 14th century , the son of a basket maker — his coat of arms had an interwoven pattern ( by 1656 the windows painted and set with his coat of arms were nearly gone ) . |
| 15 | Each piece is individually made in solid gold and set with the world 's finest alternative to diamonds . |
| 16 | Her designs are classical and very delicate , mainly in 18-carat gold jewellery and set with precious stones and pearls . |
| 17 | The roof was made of the interlaced sprays of the yew tree , stiff twigs twisted in and out , over and under , hard as ice and set with dull-red berries . |
| 18 | The heads of a bishop 's crozier and staff were often carved from ivory ( Plate G ) , as were the liturgical combs used by officiants at the altar on high occasions , and the episcopal ring would be made of gold and set with a precious stone . |
| 19 | Two of them bore long fruits like courgettes , though pink in colour and set with needles like a cactus . |
| 20 | His hands gripped the arms of his chair , levering himself upwards , his face grim and set with determination . |
| 21 | and set with islands of rude stone ; |
| 22 | Inspired by the work of Burne-Jones , he created magnificent lockets , pendants and brooches , enamelled in bright colours and set with gems . |
| 23 | For her mother , the sun rose and set with Sebastian . |
| 24 | Stir in the clam soup and set to one side . |
| 25 | Hector ! ’ he was crying as he was dragged up and set to an oar . |
| 26 | Jock Lewes organized a primitive laboratory in a hut and set to experimenting with various mixtures of plastic explosive , thermite , oil and aluminium filings . |
| 27 | The most famous was composed , according to J. Clare Billing , by four natives of the town and set to the tune of a Scottish dance which was performed by the town waits . |
| 28 | They scrambled down the bank and set to nibbling beside the water . |
| 29 | It was better for capitalism that offenders should be incarcerated and set to productive work ( whose profits would , naturally , be pocketed by the capitalist class in the usual manner ) . |
| 30 | His songs were mangled and set to German and English verse , for instance in Heinrich Albert 's Arien where the four-part version of ‘ Du plus doux de ses traits ’ appeared with continuo in 1643 as ‘ Unser Heil ist kommen ’ and in Edward Filmer 's French Court-Aires with their Ditties ( London , 1629 ) . |