Example sentences of "and set [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing else would change , though , the north geographic pole would n't move , and if we were to go outside to check up , the sun would still rise and set in the same place , and the Pole Star would appear at night over the local gas works . |
| 2 | Push halved new potatoes , cut sides down , on to sticks and set on the hot surface . |
| 3 | The refund may therefore be spread over the remaining expected service lives of current employees who are members and set against the regular cost for those years . |
| 4 | It is now a grand little farmhouse forming part of a courtyard together with its outbuildings and set against the prevailing wind from the northwest . |
| 5 | Yet 18 months after its signing , and set against the political and economic backdrop of today 's Europe , the dangers of persisting with it are smaller than the dangers of scuttling it . |
| 6 | This month Ken takes the plunge and sets about the daunting task of buying a new machine . |
| 7 | For the special Christmas episode , ‘ The Feast of Steven ’ , an episode never screened abroad , Camfield wanted to use the main actors and sets from the popular Z Cars series ( including Brian Blessed , Colin Welland and James Ellis ) in cameo appearances . |
| 8 | The second point on which Tony Crosland gives a rare hostage to the future relates to streaming and setting within the comprehensive school . |