Example sentences of "and [noun] set [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ltd. , Crown jewellers since 1,843 , this , including an eight-piece Abercorn kettle and tea set on a silver tray , was ordered by Lutyens and its cost of £280 was paid in cash by Sir Herbert Morgan . |
| 2 | On a modest few hours climbing we had sampled two new crags and climbed fine routes — a melange of anxiety , adventure and delight set against a backdrop of a wild , lonely coastline . |
| 3 | Huy noticed a jug with wine and beakers set on a table made of white , polished wood and inlaid with river-horse ivory and gold . |
| 4 | I think that a chief , or perhaps a leading group would after a while be decided on and priorities set in a way more mature than the boys , but girls would be less imaginative when it came to building shelters and lighting fires , and also less physically able to lift heavy objects and build things . |
| 5 | The grey eyes were serious and the mouth and chin set in a stern line . |
| 6 | A continuous exhibition with demonstrations and shows set in a giant marquee in the Manor grounds . |
| 7 | The film included a suggestive ten-minute episode , set in an eighteenth-century brothel , in which a male customer chose a female prostitute , helped her undress in a bedroom and finally got into bed with her , and a frankly explicit ten-minute episode of a newly wed bride and groom set in a hotel bedroom . |