Example sentences of "were set on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You were set on a different road : you could even become — who knows ? — a schoolteacher . |
| 2 | It was clear that both parties were set on a collision course , and I could not see the possibility of an out-and-out win for Mrs Castle . |
| 3 | For the first time , the students whose sights were set on a CNAA validated degree were sufficient in numbers to set the pace and the mood . |
| 4 | Most of the graphs were set on a steep , ascending curve , apart from the Husayn twins ' ; they started in the top left hand corner and were headed , inexorably , for the far right end of the bottom line . |
| 5 | Hartlepool then comprised 6,000 people , no longer a simple fishing village since dock facilities had recently brought it into the coal-export and timber-import trades ; but Jackson 's sights were set on the adjacent hamlet of Stranton , with a population of 350 . |