Example sentences of "set [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pour in the eggs and stir once or twice , allowing the eggs to set lightly around the edges . |
| 2 | Set right in the centre of the Forte Village is the ‘ Terme del Parco ’ , an exclusive health and beauty centre which is an experience in itself . |
| 3 | Set right in the heart of bubbling Benitses , it 's an ideal base for entertainment in the resort . |
| 4 | There is , in other words , no simple ‘ culture of failure ’ or ‘ culture of resistance ’ , but rather a complex set of strategies set generally within the context of strong attachments to families and black cultural identities ( Fuller , 1982 , 1983 ; Dex , 1983 ; Riley , 1986 ; Mac an Ghaill , 1988 ) . |
| 5 | Concrete fixings spoil the look of a lawn , and poles set directly into the earth often loosen in wet weather and begin to lean . |
| 6 | The new bass made use of Leo 's bolt-on maple neck , with the now traditional long-scale measurement ( the distance in which the top string can vibrate freely , ie. from the nut to where it passes over the bridge saddle ) of 34″ , and twenty frets set directly into the maple fretboard . |
| 7 | After several cups of coffee in The Golf Inn Hotel , the golfers set forth onto the links . |
| 8 | The King of Saudi Arabia is not exempt from the regulations set forth by the Shari'a . |
| 9 | The section only applies to public houses ( for meaning of " public house , " see s.139(1) ) in respect of which applications for Sunday opening have not been granted under Sched. 4 , and , in respect of which , part of the premises have been adapted and set aside for the provision of the customary main meal at mid-day or in the evening or both , The procedure for applying the section to the premises is similar to the procedure under 5,57 , Before a licence-holder can apply the section to his premises , he has to obtain a declaration of satisfaction from the licensing board that part of his premises are adapted and used or intended to be used for habitually providing the customary main meal at mid-day or in the evening and that the adapted part does not contain a bar counter ( subs . |
| 10 | Not all market places were vast squares or rectangles or triangles , set aside for the purpose . |
| 11 | This organized disposal of the dead in large communal cemeteries , set aside for the purpose , is a useful indicator of more complex communities , so that the appearance of isolated burial plots can be instructive ; at Ilchester , the late burials within the extra-mural plots might well be indicative of the later Roman decline in standards within a contracting settlement . |
| 12 | Furthermore , it became clear that a number of the parties would be arriving some time before the three days set aside for the conference , thus giving themselves time to prepare their ground and gauge the mood of fellow guests , though their exact arrival dates were , again , uncertain . |
| 13 | Náprstek was also an enthusiastic supporter of the emancipation of women , and there were rooms set aside in the apartments for the American Club of Czech Women . |
| 14 | Catherine laid it down that every post should be paid , but the limited funds set aside by the government were rapidly eroded by inflation . |
| 15 | Set far in the future , it told of the fall of a mighty Galactic Empire , and of the efforts of Hari Seldon , a great social scientist , to build a new and better empire out of the ruins of the old . |
| 16 | Ideally , gates should be hung on sturdy posts set well into the ground , but where this is impossible , such as against a house wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it to the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts . |
| 17 | This was not to say that organized and structured prayers for the dead had ceased , for the Roman Rite included plenary intercessions for the living and the dead at every mass ; the annual mass for the departed was on All Souls ' Day , a standard event in the Church 's calendar , set apart for the benefit of souls in purgatory . |
| 18 | ( 4 ) The purpose of the subsection is to make it clear that the extension of the permitted hours only applies to the part of the premises set apart for the consumption of main meals by a person having a table meal there . |
| 19 | Still positioned as a technical , rather than a commercial Unix supplier — and with its sights set firmly on the Cray Y-MP and Convex Computer Corp user community — the Mountain View , California company has introduced Challenge and Power Challenge server systems , claiming Cray-equivalent performance at a tenth of the price . |
| 20 | Set incongruously among the mess was a jam jar with a bunch of freesias still bound with a rubber band , whose delicate sweetness was lost in the stink of sex , scent and whisky . |
| 21 | This well run and friendly hotel is set right in the centre of the resort . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The sun would still rise and still set regardless of the fact that she would never see him again . |
| 25 | It is set annually by the Government and can not rise by more than the rate of inflation . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | A third dummy was in a seated position on the fourth chair which was set away from the table . |
| 30 | The rails were set flush with the concrete and he negotiated them carefully . |