Example sentences of "set [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is suggested that the extremes of page lengths indicate confusion over the objectives set for the journal , between the publication of shorter papers and monographic articles . |
| 32 | It is suggested that the extremes of page lengths indicate confusion over the objectives set for the journal , between the publication of short communications and monographic articles . |
| 33 | Set opposite the lakeside promenade , close to the steamer landing stage , the Hotel Astoria is a large and airy , friendly property offering a host of facilities . |
| 34 | Set against the background of inflation this rise is less impressive than it looks at first sight . |
| 35 | Set against the background of the 300-year old home of the Duke of Buccleuch , the event attracted top competitors from all over the world including British National champion , George Bowman of Penrith . |
| 36 | Set against the resentment which their greed aroused , the administrative reforms which the younger Despenser together with the Chancellor Robert Baldock and the Treasurer Walter Stapleton implemented between 1322 and 1326 were of little political significance , despite the fact that some of their measures , such as the reduction in the financial independence of the Wardrobe , had formed part of the Ordainers ' programme in 1310 . |
| 37 | Such may possibly have been the motive behind the creation of the muftilik of Cyprus , but the case for the argument seems stronger in isolation than it does when set against the fact that by 979/1571 the creation of such joint muderris/muftiliks appears to have become quite a common practice . |
| 38 | Set with the pointer on the block in line with the scribed mark on the pump base . |
| 39 | Off we set into the station proper , aware we were already late for the train 's arrival . |
| 40 | Set into the midsole , usually in EVA . |
| 41 | Set into the floor near the entrance is a brass strip running the width of the building to a sundial set on the left wall . |
| 42 | Set into the floor were several open pits , which exuded a dank stench even as they pulsed with the chill luminescence of putrefaction . |
| 43 | Set into the wall , which was made of wood , was an enormous iron-studded door . |
| 44 | The Monkey-boy , hastily found acceptable clothes , was up on the box , his dressing-case — the inherited , wealthy proof of his existence — set inside the coach like an ark , an altar . |
| 45 | set in the top , |
| 46 | Set in the Depression era , in a dusty southern mill town , Ms Amelia ( Vanessa Redgrave ) is an eccentric store owner , whose unconsummated marriage to local bad boy Marvin Macy ( Keith Carradine ) , has him set on revenge against her . |
| 47 | Set in the hillside , the furnishings are elegant and dotted with fine antiques . |
| 48 | Set in the hillside just below the resort 's town centre , the Hotel Miramare looks out over the sea and the lovely bay of Mazzaro Beach . |
| 49 | Set in the hotel 's garden , across a small road immediately at the rear of the hotel , is the Ritz Club with a splendid sea water pool and children 's pool . |
| 50 | Set in the heart of the Lagan Valley Regional Park , this house also provides the Parks Department 's main information and education centre . |
| 51 | Set in the heart of Newmarket , the horseracing capital of the world , the recently extended museum 's six galleries are packed with exhibits that will take you back to the origins of racing … when Charles II rode in matches across the glorious heath . |
| 52 | Set in the heart of the country , mid way between Pescara and Rome , Ovindoli remains relatively undiscovered and completely unspoilt . |
| 53 | Set in the heart of Rome , there is a summery breakfast room and a small lounge-bar . |
| 54 | Set in the centre of the altar stone 's upper surface was a small depression that was just the right size for a normal-sized version of the device . |
| 55 | Set in the prohibition era , it gleefully played with conventions , maximised Monroe 's diaphanous ( cf the scene where she attempts to arouse the supposedly impotent Curtis ) and coaxed a manic , uproarious turn from Lemmon , on the run from gangsters , disguised as a woman and pursued by a randy millionaire . |
| 56 | The figures are both shocking and tragic , but set in the context of 19th-century political convulsions in France they are relatively mild . |
| 57 | But what an officer will know of his colleagues ' districts compared with his own will tend to be particularistic — of salient pollution problems — set in the context of an undetailed and generalized apprehension of the kind of patch a colleague looks after . |
| 58 | Set in the Frying Pan coffee bar , the production included not only a genie and magic lamp , but also teenagers who worshipped rock'n'roll , a military coup , flying saucers and flying sorcerers . |
| 59 | Curricular considerations are also cited as reasons for using the text , ‘ provides lots of material for discussion ’ ; ‘ discussion work on relationships possible ’ ; ‘ set in the war so plenty of related work ’ ; ‘ recent TV version gives added interest ’ ; ‘ regional dimension adds further scope ’ . |
| 60 | Set in the altar is an attractive late Gothic panel from southern Bohemia depicting The Last Judgement . |