Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [is] set [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the length of this field is set to zero , the complete package structure will be listed . |
| 2 | The first part of this course is set at a level that closes the gap which students frequently encounter between Intermediate and Upper Intermediate . |
| 3 | This tax is set at 10% of the portion of the purchase price above $30,000 for cars and $10,000 for furs and jewellery . |
| 4 | This miracle is set in the town of Capernaum in Galilee . |
| 5 | This creature is set against a background recalling the Somme 1916 ( shell craters , explosions , etc ) . |
| 6 | The word ‘ typewriter ’ in this example is set to be in italics . |
| 7 | This tale is set in Antwerp , and the major difference between it and the Miller 's Tale is that the woman concerned is not a wife but a prostitute , who lives in Coperstraten ( apparently Merchant Street , although it has been suggested it should really be Coeperstraten , Cow Gate Street ) . |
| 8 | This book is set against the breakdown of the pattern in recent times , the next will concentrate on peasants who have moved to the city . |
| 9 | This hotel is set on a beautiful bay about half a mile from Diamante . |
| 10 | This hotel is set in a garden across the road from a sandy beach . |
| 11 | This hotel is set in the beautiful bay of Marina di Campo , about five minutes walk from the resort centre , and the same distance from the fine beaches . |
| 12 | This hotel is set against a pleasant backdrop of tree-covered slopes . |
| 13 | NAS chief executive Laurie Caple said : ‘ This expenditure is set against money raised in the private sector from sponsorship and our various income generation activities . ’ |
| 14 | This production is set in 1951 and I am playing the mistress the way Coward intended when he wrote the comedy . ’ |
| 15 | This value is set as a final payment and the monthly payments are set accordingly . |