Example sentences of "are [adv] set [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus evidence of glacial and interglacial periods , such as the type of flora and fauna present , can sometimes be used to assign a sequence to events , but , as with any relative dating technique , events are only set in order . |
| 2 | Nets , 0.6–1.5 km ( 0.5–1 mile ) long and 7–10 metres ( 23–33 feet ) deep , are usually set at dusk and retrieved in the morning . |
| 3 | These poems are probably set in Somerset , but as most of Wordsworth 's social observation is directed towards the inhabitants of the Lake District , it would be as well to consider the economic history of that area in some detail before proceeding with Wordsworth 's reactions to the poverty and despair around him . |
| 4 | He and Lewis are also set to work together again this year in California , in which he plays a serial killer . |
| 5 | Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream and Hamlet would be a good starting point — As You Like It , Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar you may already be familiar with , as they are often set for O level courses . |
| 6 | If these problems can be overcome by the planners who are now setting to work under the direction of the UN Secretary-General , the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal could be an important step in strengthening international law . |