Example sentences of "set back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Set back from the main road , the Lagant enjoys a centrally situated location , with all the village amenities within easy reach . |
| 2 | Set back from the road it faces the south wall of the magnificent St Magnus Cathedral , and is separated from it by the road , and by a peaceful park area and an avenue of trees . |
| 3 | Set back from the road by a long drive and framed by a crescent of trees , Mains Hall is both an imposing and yet secluded 16th-century manor house with a romantic past — it was here that George IV courted his wife to be , Marie Fitzherbert . |
| 4 | Set back from the road the hotel is reached through picturesque roads of characteristic pastel colour buildings . |
| 5 | Set back from the main road , the Hotel Royal is located in a shady avenue about five minutes walk from a private sandy beach . |
| 6 | Set back from the main road , the Hotel Gabbiano is personally run with pride by the Mirandola family . |
| 7 | There was a significant improvement on the other side of the viaduct , a Victorian class divide that had survived the years , and within two blocks he was walking down a tree-lined avenue composed of tall , detached houses set back from the road behind fair-sized gardens . |
| 8 | Three sets of lights later , they came into the town centre , a wide boulevard that sloped up a hill with the shops and offices set back from the pavement . |
| 9 | set back in the inside ? |
| 10 | All the attributes can be set back to the system default ( off ) with the command ; It is possible to change the " hardware " attributes ( flash , grey , reverse and underline ) of text already printed on the screen . |
| 11 | Tiled surrounds built in the 1930s are set back against the brickwork , and the plaster made good around them . |
| 12 | The oval dining table stood before the rear window , but it held in the middle a model of the house on a low plinth as if it were a museum exhibit , and the eight high-backed dining chairs had been set back against the walls . |
| 13 | Does the Prime Minister recall that the cause of reconciliation in Northern Ireland was tragically set back in the aftermath of the 1974 election ? |
| 14 | I guessed that it was set back in the farmhouse , unless he had some sort of remote control toy . |
| 15 | It is set back from the road with a sweeping drive and an ornamental fish-pond in front , now stagnant . |
| 16 | In about the middle of the eighteenth century , John Zoffany , a portrait painter , arrived in England , and although not regularly accepted at first , he became friendly with Garrick and other actors which lifted his prospects , so he took a lease of a house called ‘ London Style ’ , which was set back from the north bank of the River Thames , just east of Kew Bridge , but later his wife and children occupied a house on the river front on Strand-on-the-Green , which house was named after the painter . |
| 17 | The four separate units which make up the Loutrouvia apartments are set back from the main road in pleasant surroundings . |
| 18 | They 're exclusive to Club 18–30 and are set back from the main road in t more peaceful location , although the busy centre of Benitses with all its bars , discos and tavernas is within easy walking distance . |
| 19 | The studios are set back from the road and are shaded by the olive trees from which they derive their name . |
| 20 | The apartments are set back from the busy main drag , in their own attractive gardens — a real bonus , as you can either come back in the afternoon for an uninterrupted snooze , or enjoy the hustle and bustle of one of Corfu 's most popular resorts . |
| 21 | This large , impressive hotel is set back from the main road in its own grounds , and clients can walk into Going or Ellmau in around 10–15 minutes . |
| 22 | Behind the church , which is set back from the main road and screened by trees , a sequestered lane soon passes the large hole of Hurtle Pot . |
| 23 | The house is set back from the main road and has wonderful views of the surrounding farmland . |
| 24 | This is the weird machine with the keyboard set back from the front to give you a place to rest your hands . |
| 25 | Our hotel which dates to Queen Victoria 's reign is ideally situated , being slightly set back from the busy and noisy seafront road ( A259 ) , but still able to offer a view over Hove Lawns and onto the sea . |
| 26 | The Tripodoro is set back from the road about 750 yards from the centre of quiet , easy-going Sportorno . |
| 27 | It is set back from the main road , has a small shopping centre and typically Italian lakeside cafés , and is linked to the other lake resorts by steamers . |
| 28 | Situated about half a mile from the centre of Riva , the Parc Hotel Flora is set back from the main road , next to a highly popular ice-cream parlour under the same management . |
| 29 | The hotel has wonderful gardens full of olive trees and is set back from the main lakeside road , about 700 yards from Brenzone . |
| 30 | Anywhere that was obviously occupied he drove on past , as he did with any place that was exposed or too close to the main road , but deserted-looking buildings on village outskirts and elevated rows that were set back from the road generally rated at least a circling-around and a second look . |