Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] set [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She was set down in a quiet side-street near the Madeleine . |
| 2 | Why did you suppose we were setting off with a stretcher and torches , at this time of night ? ’ |
| 3 | The first one was half of us were blindfolded and we were set out in a line and the rest had to move about 5–10 metres away and stand in a line . |
| 4 | It was set up by a Czech called Paul Popper in 1934 . |
| 5 | It was set up after a three-year campaign by an all-party war crimes group . |
| 6 | An addition to Rotterdam 's World Trade Center was built in 1986–87 and one part of it was set aside for a V.I.P. entertainment suite . |