Example sentences of "set back [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Far ahead of her , Sabine could see a cluster of buildings , obviously a farm , but on her left , set back from the road across an expanse of roughly cropped grass and stones , was a smaller property , whitewashed walls , and earth-red tiles , standing alone . |
| 32 | The Mercedes slid to a halt outside a fair-sized , 1930s detached house set back from the road by a small garden which had thoughtfully been concreted over . |
| 33 | The former view was still available to the tourist , from the bridge that spanned the Archway Road , but Roxborough 's fine house had gone , replaced in the late thirties with an anonymous ten-storey tower , set back from the street . |