Example sentences of "though [pron] be set " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You looked as though you were set to sleep all day . ’ |
2 | But , we fought back , showing true fighting spirit , and looked as though we were set to win by a couple of points before the Americans rallied , salvaged some pride and squared the match . |
3 | Erm , and to look at the stories which are of a different time but are still relevant to our time and place , they have a , have a message for us , even though they were set a hundred years ago , they 've still got something to say us , so I think that 's an area we need to explore . |
4 | The novelistic density of Andrien 's film makes the well-meant Canadian picture Bye Bye Blues ( director , Anne Wheeler ) , which touches on somewhat related themes though it is set during the war , seem merely novelettish . |
5 | Monte Samana is his , I know that now , and he deserves his profits , because he has made a holiday place that sits on the side of the hill as though it were set there by the Spaniards themselves , the Andalusians and the descendants of the Moors . ’ |
6 | Brazil 's Free Zone of Manaus ( ZFM ) provides a good illustration of the difficulties of adjustment , even though it was set up for quite different purposes . |