Example sentences of "set [prep] this [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But set against this conditioned , non-autonomous female self are various images of a female self that would be authentic , that would transcend or shatter this conditioning . |
| 2 | The benches by the Cages were suddenly stark and mysterious as they slowly became set against this drifting whiteness . |
| 3 | It can also be made to sound so sharp that any movement of the fretting hand on the strings causes a loud squeak , but even set with this much top there 's still quality to the tone . |
| 4 | He and Sir David accordingly set upon this final crucial lap of their preparations and to witness the unswerving determination with which they persevered in the face of repeated frustrations was a humbling experience ; countless letters and telegrams were dispatched and his lordship himself made three separate trips to Paris within the space of two months . |
| 5 | Works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Turner , Reynolds and Gainsborough are beautifully set in this neoclassical house , remodelled by Robert Adam in 1764 . |
| 6 | A cliff path walk affords views of Burgh Island , to which Agatha Christie escaped to write in a cliff top gazebo — Evil Under the Sun was set on this 26 acre private island . |