Example sentences of "are [adv] set in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus evidence of glacial and interglacial periods , such as the type of flora and fauna present , can sometimes be used to assign a sequence to events , but , as with any relative dating technique , events are only set in order . |
| 2 | These poems are probably set in Somerset , but as most of Wordsworth 's social observation is directed towards the inhabitants of the Lake District , it would be as well to consider the economic history of that area in some detail before proceeding with Wordsworth 's reactions to the poverty and despair around him . |
| 3 | Students have their courses to follow , courses which are often set in disciplinary frameworks that have little or nothing , on the surface , to do with society . |
| 4 | The filaments are firmly set in epoxy resin to ensure minimal loss , and the ferrule is made of stainless steel , so it will not rust or discolour , providing a hard-wearing , quality paintbrush . |
| 5 | Works by Rembrandt , Vermeer , Turner , Reynolds and Gainsborough are beautifully set in this neoclassical house , remodelled by Robert Adam in 1764 . |
| 6 | Old people , we are led to assume , are too set in their ways , they are now too old to change . |
| 7 | But us old'uns are too set in our ways . |