Example sentences of "set [prep] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 New records had been set with almost every triumph Chapman had ever engineered , but none equalled those of Arsenal 's 1931 Championship .
2 when he was set upon outside The Steam Train pub in Cheney Manor road .
3 A police spokesman said Saints ' midfielder Terry Hurlock was set upon inside the club and former Arsenal forward Perry Groves helped restrain the attacker .
4 Your net intercepts them when they return from feeding and you must therefore ensure that the nets are set in exactly the right place — without the rabbits being aware of your presence .
5 The rubber takes a grip on the shell and forces it between the rollers , which are set at just the right distance apart so that they crack the shell without damaging the kernel .
6 A little way above his head , and maybe a few metres back , is a crossed pair of microphones with their elements set at exactly the same distance as his ears .
7 Equation ( 6.17 ) implies that dividends are a constant proportion of share wealth ( P0 ) and are set at exactly the level necessary to enable that share wealth to deliver the same dividend in all future periods .
8 The air quality which results from this strategy depends upon ensuring that the charges are set at precisely the right level for all pollutants .
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