Example sentences of "set in the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Color Purple ’ is set in the first decade of the twentieth century , in rural Georgia and most of the characters are black Americans as are those in ‘ The Friends ’ which is set in the seventies , in Harlem , New York . |
| 2 | A wooden doll was made or found to contain her bones ; and round it gold plates and gold wire were set in the ninth century . |
| 3 | You wo n't sink into this sort of flooring but it has a neat appearance and will pull together a disparate collection of furniture and styles and make a roomful of old things look firmly set in the twentieth century . |
| 4 | A fascinating example of the dehistoricization of history is provided by the two novels published to date by the poet Roberto Pazzi , Cercando l'imperatore ( Looking for the Emperor 1985 ) and La principessa e il drago ( The Princess and the Dragon 1986 ) , both set in the last years of Tsarist Russia . |
| 5 | In other words , the ‘ level-of-analysis ’ problem set in the last chapter also arises for Understanding . |
| 6 | It sounded like an interesting job — the play was a futuristic drama set in the twenty-first century , and the director said she 'd have a chance to really let her imagination run riot on the styles . |
| 7 | ‘ You know the play 's set in the twenty-first century , ’ Josh explained . |
| 8 | It consists of two alternating narratives , one of which is set in the eighteenth century and the other in the present , with the earlier delivered in the first person . |
| 9 | These claims may be inflated for Crockett and Tubbs , but they do suggest strengths in Mann 's latest project , The Last Of The Mohicans , an American adventure story set in the 18th Century , written in the 19th and now given an energy forgotten by all but a few '90s action directors . |