Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] set [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But as they did so , they unknowingly broke the invisible beam linking two electronic eyes set in the surrounding trees . |
2 | He was in one of a bank of four public booths set into the rear wall of Dunstable post office ; he was still north of London . |
3 | Charming emerald islands set amongst the lapping waves . ’ |
4 | Voix du Zaïre radio said that enraged students set on the junior education minister , Issalu Isangi , who was badly beaten up . |
5 | The Gainsborough films that best characterize the desire of filmmakers to close their eyes to the darker currents in society , to make believe that the world really is as cosy as some wartime films made it out to be , are Holiday Camp ( 1947 ) and the three sequels set amongst the jolly Huggett family . |
6 | In its place are three buttons set into the right hand cab pillar . |
7 | First , what are the world 's protected areas and how many square miles set against the 54,807,420 square miles of the earth 's land surface ? |
8 | Now I am able to say that Barton Willmore has done this work , and it has submitted as part of our submission to the E I P , and in summary what I would say is that I believe that that work demonstrates that the new settlement has to be in the order of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , to begin to achieve the environmental objectives set for the new settlement , and also social objectives which would also be important to the residents of that new settlement . |
9 | to comply with environmental standards set by the European Community and the Forth River Purification Board |
10 | Legend has it that Rhodes , largest of the Dodecanese islands set in the blue Aegean Sea , was home to the sun god Helios … and little wonder given this island 's mild climate and long sun-drenched summer days . |
11 | the small characters set below the normal letters or figures . |
12 | the small characters set above the normal letters or figures . |
13 | The mill also housed a bakehouse on the lower floor , several bake-ovens set in the rear wall being largely intact , surviving as a reminder of what was once an important local trade , carried on at Aston mill for over a century . |