Example sentences of "be [adj] [conj] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few thoughtful people do not now fear nuclear catastrophe within a period which is infinitesimal when set against the history of mankind . |
| 2 | The house was rosy and set into the hill . |
| 3 | Caroline was delighted and set to work transforming her straight , shoulder-length hair into a glamorous new look . |
| 4 | This ambivalence towards public morality was crucial when set alongside the Unionists " extra-legal activities over Ireland . |
| 5 | I was aware that the threshold of the audience 's suspension of disbelief lay far below mine ; and that the aching gap between the supposed humour of the script and their exaggerated response was minuscule when set beside that which already separated my reality from theirs . |
| 6 | But this increase was minuscule when set against the potential gain from an improvement in industrial productivity which would make up only half the gap between Britain and its competitors . |