Example sentences of "[noun] and set " in BNC.
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| 1 | All eyes , assisted by lenses ground to various prescriptions and set into a range of tasteful frames , rest upon us . |
| 2 | The brains themselves only need the lightest poaching for a quarter of an hour before being lifted out of the court-bouillon and set on the beds of lettuce . |
| 3 | Jock Lewes organized a primitive laboratory in a hut and set to experimenting with various mixtures of plastic explosive , thermite , oil and aluminium filings . |
| 4 | Ever since Conran converted a struggling furniture-manufacturing business into a unique chain of retail shops called Habitat and set in motion a high-street revolution , good design has been at the core of everything he has done . |
| 5 | After a hasty meal we assembled all hands , distributed torches and rummage equipment and set to with forced enthusiasm , as we knew from experience that often these hot suspect ships had been hammered unmercifully by a succession of rummage crews at every arrival , besides which we were not feeling at our best . |
| 6 | To provide water for farmers and city dwellers , three sections of the marsh were surrounded with dikes and set aside from development , each one a kind of captured remnant of Everglades , but wholly for man 's use . |
| 7 | Ralph Baughan was tipped from his wheelchair and set upon by two men who broke his wrist . |
| 8 | The roof was made of the interlaced sprays of the yew tree , stiff twigs twisted in and out , over and under , hard as ice and set with dull-red berries . |
| 9 | Also , as West European capitalism filtered across Germany and set in motion the inevitable homogenisation of markets and language within the customs union , the reaction of the Polish subject people , who were after all not the primary , nor even secondary , beneficiaries of capitalist modes of production and the spread of profit , and who had behind them a different set of cultural and political orientations , was similar to that of the Germans . |
| 10 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 11 | Given Mancini 's scenario , their role is clear : they selfishly overturned Edward 's wishes and set in motion the train of events which led directly to Edward V 's deposition . |
| 12 | Push halved new potatoes , cut sides down , on to sticks and set on the hot surface . |
| 13 | Although the little hut at Trebyan was only a couple of hundred yards from the house and the pottery it was over the slope of the hill and hemmed in by gorse and hawthorn : a single large room with a verandah , built of lap boarding , raised on a brick base and set in the side of the hill . |
| 14 | And that 's when I waved at the Guards major Nogin and set in motion the arrest of Ralph Pike . |
| 15 | It was here that , at the Competition for the Crown forty-two years before , Edward the First of England had met the Scots magnates and set in motion the actions which ultimately led to the Wars of Independence . |
| 16 | The most famous was composed , according to J. Clare Billing , by four natives of the town and set to the tune of a Scottish dance which was performed by the town waits . |
| 17 | A barricade was built in Fahan Street and set on fire and a continuous fusillade of stones was thrown at the police sheltering behind Butcher Gate . |
| 18 | Inspired by the work of Burne-Jones , he created magnificent lockets , pendants and brooches , enamelled in bright colours and set with gems . |
| 19 | I slipped into the great four-poster bed , whispered a few French endearments I had learnt from a wench and set to with a will . |
| 20 | Gas Aga which serves central heating and domestic hot water and set in most attractive brick recess with exposed beam over . |
| 21 | Among them are sketches of objects and copies of inscriptions made by Howard Carter of items from Lord Carnarvon 's collection ; facsimiles of reliefs ; drawings of animals and birds copied from hieroglyphics and set alongside living counterparts ; Carter 's map of the Valley of the Kings used in the search for Tutankhamun 's tomb ; and record cards and sketches of the objects from the tomb itself . |
| 22 | Two of them bore long fruits like courgettes , though pink in colour and set with needles like a cactus . |
| 23 | But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine . |
| 24 | Then use concealer over the foundation and set with powder . |
| 25 | Having stated the objectives and set in motion a chain of actions the most important management function is to check the result , a comparison between performance required and actually achieved . |
| 26 | Benjamin and Agrippa drew their hangers and set to with a will , the eerie silence of that lonely road shattered by grunts , muttered oaths and the scraping clash of steel . |
| 27 | The tooth , for example , is a living organ , at equilibrium with a complex biological environment and set in the mouth close to blood vessels , nerves , sense organs and salivary glands . |
| 28 | Not the best reason for flying home , but oh God , she was sick of the subzero temperatures , the fact that the sun rose at ten in the morning and set at two in the afternoon . |
| 29 | It was game and set if not yet match . |
| 30 | Stir in the clam soup and set to one side . |