Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun] set [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Alex Bennett , 14 , also of Nova Centurion , shaved 0.05sec off the British junior record for the 50m backstroke set five years ago . |
2 | I completed another tour of the mill and cottage , this time with Nigel in tow , trying to sound as objective as I could , as if I , too , saw mere possibilities , but as our tour progressed I could see that Nigel had warmed to it almost as much as I. He pointed out some ‘ interesting features ’ that I had missed , such as some of the wooden working parts of the mill machinery set high in the plastered walls , and told me what they had originally been used for . |
3 | The examination syllabus set new standards in the teaching of drama to young people and provided a spectacular contrast to the out-of-date , circumscribed speech and drama examinations of the Royal Academy , Guildhall and Trinity Colleges . |
4 | A US government report has shown that lead levels in almost one-fifth of the nation 's largest municipal water systems , including some serving Washington and suburban counties , exceed the safety standards set last year by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) . |
5 | Right : The prototype twin set 276–5 on Central Promenade in 1957 . |
6 | The conductor program sets most of the controls on automatic pilot . |
7 | Shown here is the Garden Lamp Set complete with 100-hr lamps , shades , extension rods and support stakes so they can be placed anywhere around the garden . |
8 | " The exhibitors thought they just wanted a big shed , " Bizat phlegmatically recalls , " and their view was " all we want people to see is our stands , we do n't want them looking anywhere else " , so they disliked the idea ofa setting that was attractive in itself But the then architect , Dr Peter Smith , wanted to bring the Palace back to its previous glory . |
9 | An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer — the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane . |
10 | The school board sets broad goals for all schools to meet , along with their own goals and priorities . |