Example sentences of "set [prep] [art] high [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Set against the high side-window of the open car and the evening sky , the effect was extraordinary , the portrait , Flavia thought she saw , of Isabella d'Este .
2 Set on a high plateau some 2,900 feet above sea level , Hinterzarten enjoys a superb sunshine record and some of the freshest air we 've tasted .
3 When this pin is held high , the output pins are set into a high impedance state , behaving as though they are , in effect , switched off .
4 The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts .
5 Christian Slater achieved teen-star status with his role in ‘ Heathers ’ , a stylish and witty black comedy set in a high school where suicide appeared to be the latest fad .
6 Henry II 's castle at Chinon , where the treasury of Anjou was situated , was the model for its generation , with its halls , upper chambers , tower , and curtain walling , set on a high point above a strategic crossing of the Loire .
7 Those of classical design and inspiration are infrequent , the most impressive being the tetrastyle prostyle temple set on a high podium and dedicated to Sulis Minerva at Bath .
8 The club failed to meet a Thursday midnight deadline set by the High Court for payment of £22.8 million to Cabra for the purchase of Stamford Bridge .
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