Example sentences of "set back [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Fitzgeralds had never known their neighbours very well , partly because Magdalen Street was wide , with houses set back behind small gardens and with steps to the front door , and partly because their big family made them self-sufficient . |
| 2 | The bomb that killed President Muawad appeared to have defeated or at least set back for many months the Arab initiative spearheaded by Morocco , Algeria and Saudi Arabia . |
| 3 | Attempts to bolster the numbers of the endangered rufous hare wallaby in the Australian outback have been set back by domestic cats , which have killed 11 of the rare animals introduced to remote areas after a captive breeding programme . |
| 4 | She tried to tug her arm away , but he ignored her struggles , leading her into a small , plush-carpeted room furnished simply with a desk and bookcase , a couple of armchairs , and a long , padded couch set back along one wall . |
| 5 | Julius 's face set back into implacable lines . |