Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , this is a passage of interpretive description of a Van Gogh self-portrait : ‘ … his emaciated , luminous head with its burning eyes set off against a whirlpool of darkness . |
| 2 | The scene is the Ritz Club , the prototype of a sophisticated Thirties nightclub in dazzling primary colours set off by a sleek black bar . |
| 3 | Most people provide small items set out on an open plan system , which gives the children a great deal of choice . |
| 4 | The differential stresses set up about an opening usually modify the skin to form a lip . |
| 5 | To his annoyance he found that the Treasurer 's office was now completely empty except for the four telephones set down in a row on the bare boards of the floor . |
| 6 | The two men set off down a narrow path which traversed the slope diagonally . |