Example sentences of "set [adv] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There seem to be no discoverable rules about the shape of market places , why some take the form of a large open square — often set rather apart from the main flow of traffic — and some a swelling , a sort of aneurism , in the main artery of trade . |
| 2 | His eyes , blue-green , were set widely apart on a face which was defining itself rapidly now as unforgettable . |
| 3 | Though Came , with its moderate , manor house proportions , may seem on the small side to be set so grandly in a park , Sir John Damer certainly did n't skimp on employing the very best craftsmen in all London . |
| 4 | However the cost to DPR of providing this facility was only between $60 and $90 and the stop loss level was set so close to the market price that many contracts were very quickly wiped |
| 5 | Her feet seem to me to be set more firmly upon the earth than theirs … . |
| 6 | Awards can usually be set aside only for an error of law on the face of the award or for misconduct on the arbitrator 's part ( Meyer v Leanse [ 1958 ] 2 QB 371 ; [ 1958 ] 3 All ER 213 ; and Leung v Garbett [ 1980 ] 2 All ER 436 ) . |
| 7 | A special period should be set aside solely for the purpose of carrying out an inspection . |
| 8 | However that may be , and for whatever reason , he lost his balance , the window being set hazardously close to the floor , and toppled out . |
| 9 | Jagatan 's yurt was set well away from the others of the clan . |
| 10 | The layout of the aircraft was unusual in that the fuselage was set well back on the wing , that his the nose was very short in relation to the length of the rear fuselage . |
| 11 | Fencing , which had been set well back from the bank , now dangled over the gulf created by the all-swallowing river . |
| 12 | The application does nothing to retain the existing trees on the site , it was a , it is , a mature garden with some mature trees , and all those trees are to be removed , it certainly does n't do anything to retain the rural character of the na of the village , and certainly does n't enhance the character of the adjoining small er rural cottages , i in fact it would be , it could be argued that it damages the rural environment , because the development is such that it is more suited for an urban development , almost a city centre , because the comment has been made that there is only about a metre between the dwellings and indeed there is only a metre between the dwellings and the adjoining boundaries , surely there is a need for screening , it is in a in a very very prominent position , it can be seen clearly as you enter the village from the Farnsfield area , the present proposal does n't provide sufficient room for screening , and and like the screen which is adjacent to this building , which are set well back from the road , and provide an opportunity for screening the single access to the site and the fact that the frontage to these two properties is completely taken up with garaging and with vehicle access does n't even provide an opportunity to screen . |
| 13 | Vocatives in general are an interesting grammatical category , again underexplored , Vocatives are noun phrases that refer to the addressee , but are not syntactically or semantically incorporated as the arguments of a predicate ; they are rather set apart prosodically from the body , of a sentence that may accompany them . |
| 14 | And even if the weather is passable , low level walks will take you to places you 'd perhaps never have tried if you 're one of the many walkers whose sights are normally set pretty firmly on the heights . |
| 15 | → The string oscillation is probably due to pickups being set too close to the strings . |
| 16 | ‘ It will be set very firmly in the 1930s , as this is 1993 , and we ca n't suggest these things are still happening . ’ |