Example sentences of "be set back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The oval dining table stood before the rear window , but it held in the middle a model of the house on a low plinth as if it were a museum exhibit , and the eight high-backed dining chairs had been set back against the walls . |
| 2 | All that had been achieved was a more punitive regime , while the cause of sex reform had been set back by the whitewashing of women and the doctrine of the uncleanness of men . |
| 3 | The four separate units which make up the Loutrouvia apartments are set back from the main road in pleasant surroundings . |
| 4 | They 're exclusive to Club 18–30 and are set back from the main road in t more peaceful location , although the busy centre of Benitses with all its bars , discos and tavernas is within easy walking distance . |
| 5 | The studios are set back from the road and are shaded by the olive trees from which they derive their name . |
| 6 | The apartments are set back from the busy main drag , in their own attractive gardens — a real bonus , as you can either come back in the afternoon for an uninterrupted snooze , or enjoy the hustle and bustle of one of Corfu 's most popular resorts . |
| 7 | Tiled surrounds built in the 1930s are set back against the brickwork , and the plaster made good around them . |
| 8 | All the attributes can be set back to the system default ( off ) with the command ; It is possible to change the " hardware " attributes ( flash , grey , reverse and underline ) of text already printed on the screen . |
| 9 | The corporation agreed , and even paid £200 so that the new shops would be set back from the previous building line . |
| 10 | Anywhere that was obviously occupied he drove on past , as he did with any place that was exposed or too close to the main road , but deserted-looking buildings on village outskirts and elevated rows that were set back from the road generally rated at least a circling-around and a second look . |
| 11 | It is set back from the road with a sweeping drive and an ornamental fish-pond in front , now stagnant . |
| 12 | This large , impressive hotel is set back from the main road in its own grounds , and clients can walk into Going or Ellmau in around 10–15 minutes . |
| 13 | Behind the church , which is set back from the main road and screened by trees , a sequestered lane soon passes the large hole of Hurtle Pot . |
| 14 | The house is set back from the main road and has wonderful views of the surrounding farmland . |
| 15 | The Tripodoro is set back from the road about 750 yards from the centre of quiet , easy-going Sportorno . |
| 16 | It is set back from the main road , has a small shopping centre and typically Italian lakeside cafés , and is linked to the other lake resorts by steamers . |
| 17 | Situated about half a mile from the centre of Riva , the Parc Hotel Flora is set back from the main road , next to a highly popular ice-cream parlour under the same management . |
| 18 | The hotel has wonderful gardens full of olive trees and is set back from the main lakeside road , about 700 yards from Brenzone . |
| 19 | The property is set back from the road behind a neat foregarden with tarmacadam driveway providing car parking on site and leading to the front entrance . |
| 20 | The property is set back from the road behind a stoned wall and a lawned garden with driveway leading to the front entrance . |
| 21 | In about the middle of the eighteenth century , John Zoffany , a portrait painter , arrived in England , and although not regularly accepted at first , he became friendly with Garrick and other actors which lifted his prospects , so he took a lease of a house called ‘ London Style ’ , which was set back from the north bank of the River Thames , just east of Kew Bridge , but later his wife and children occupied a house on the river front on Strand-on-the-Green , which house was named after the painter . |
| 22 | I guessed that it was set back in the farmhouse , unless he had some sort of remote control toy . |