Example sentences of "set on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he touched it Ramlal imagined the great gleaming motor-pump that they planned to set on the river bank to irrigate their fields . |
| 2 | The writer has collected three instances of this practice : two in the Stowmarket district and one near Mendlesham where the farmer who recalled it made the comment after the cold and wet spring of 1963 : ‘ I do n't know how those owd bors who used to set on the seed-bed would get on today : I reckon they 'd get themselves right chilled . ’ |
| 3 | THEY said the sun would never set on the Gateway to Wallasey . |
| 4 | Set on the Piazza della Repubblica , between the cathedral and the Ponte Vecchio , the Savoy is the most central of our hotels , just 150 yards from the Piazza della Signoria and the Uffizi Gallery . |
| 5 | Set on the fringes of the Cambrian Mountain chain , the valley was flooded to satisfy the thirst of Victorian Birmingham and incidentally create a picturesque ‘ feature ’ , a series of artificial lakes connected by dramatic waterfalls . |
| 6 | Set on the beachside promenade , close to the resort 's centre , this hotel is opposite a sandy beach where guests can swim , fish and wind-surf or use complimentary bicycles . |
| 7 | Set on the bailiffs , I say . |
| 8 | Set on the south east of Sardinia , the beach is on your doorstep , and two pools , tennis courts , and watersports await . |
| 9 | Set on the promenade , opposite the beach , the hotel has its own freshwater swimming pool with poolside bar . |
| 10 | Set on the shores of Lake Lugano , the hotel 's public rooms include an elegant lounge for relaxing in , a bar , an open-air garden terrace , with restaurant , and a second indoor restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities on the menu . |
| 11 | Set on the banks of the Danube in the former historic Donau Kaserne , or barracks , the museum opened with a collection of 120 works , planning to exhibit the sculpture outdoors on the river . |
| 12 | Set on the home front , it follows a crew of firefighters working through the night to control the blaze at an East End warehouse . |
| 13 | With there often being many routes to approximately similar goals , there would appear to be little to be gained from studying these developing routes through the design process , However , the constraints and objectives set on the way are seen to " steer " the designers towards similar goals by differing paths . |
| 14 | Charley Hoskins had been trained as a blacksmith but , like so many Saltash boys , had his heart set on the sea and it was when he had joined the Royal Navy that he met Ben Bellaser . |
| 15 | No formal time limit appeared to have been set on the US military presence , although Bush was reported on Dec. 4 as saying that he wanted the troops out by Jan. 20 , 1993 , when he was due to leave office . |
| 16 | St Gilgen is set on the north west shore of the Wolfgangsee . |
| 17 | It was set on the Potomac near Washington D C which , like Malmesbury in our civil war , changed hands several times during the American one . |
| 18 | This indicates whether automatic DC assessment has been set on the module or not . |
| 19 | This indicates whether automatic DC assessment has been set on the module or not . |
| 20 | He would n't risk it , not with his whole soul set on the trip to Ireland . |
| 21 | With regret I decided it was too risky for a party of cadets to accompany me — any way the island boys had their sights set on the night life of Fort William . |
| 22 | The Hotel Metropole is prettily set on the water 's edge of Lake Como and its dining-room and terrace are specifically designed to take full advantage of this position , and give enchanting views across the lake . |
| 23 | San Babila is set on the ruins of a fourth-century church , and that itself was built on the foundations of a pagan temple to the sun . |
| 24 | Inadequate limits being set on the child 's behaviour , possible reinforcement of the aggression and modelling of aggression , and poor control of emotional reactions were all part of the learning history of these abusing children . |
| 25 | Any movement of this needle is related to the bearing set on the OBS . |
| 26 | Regardless of the aircraft 's heading , whenever its position coincides with the bearing set on the OBS , the left/right needle will be centred . |
| 27 | There are three pairs of pads set into the surface of the tube ; one pair set on the top control the forward and backward motion , the second pair mounted on the side at the top control the up and down motion . |
| 28 | The objective of this special orientation , and similar arrangements in several other Mesoamerican cities , were the points on the horizon where the Sun rose and set on the day it passed directly overhead . |
| 29 | The Villa Faalifu was set on the edge of Tala-Tala , and the sight of its opulent exterior almost left me gasping . |
| 30 | The barracks was a modern red-brick building set on the edge of the base which housed the 1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie . |