The vicarage was
set back from the highroad to Tercanbury, and from the dining-room one saw a semicircular strip of lawn and then as far as the horizon green fields.
Of Human Bondage
By evening it will have been accomplished; and as the only one I fear in these parts received such a sound
set back from Roger de Conde recently I do not think he will venture again to molest me."
The Outlaw of Torn
The schoolhouse was
set back from the road and behind it was a dusky fir wood and a brook where all the children put their bottles of milk in the morning to keep cool and sweet until dinner hour.
Anne Of Green Gables
It is well
set back from the road and has a good-sized, well-maintained garden at the front and back.
SIX OF THE BEST: SOLIHULL
With a commanding position at the junction of Valley Drive and Durham Road, in Low Fell, Gateshead, the imposing Stanley Thompson-built property has a corner plot and is
set back from the road.
Spacious family home in good location
The original elevation was
set back from the canal by the depth of a room, a fact that conveniently allowed space for a pair of pagoda-like extensions cradling a garden, adding charm and detail to an otherwise typologically normal Gothic facade from 1355.
Delight
To address the concerns, the building was completely redesigned,
set back from West Street and its base was heavily reinforced.
Business as usual for developer
The houses were
set back from the road; merely catching sight of one would be difficult.
The Baptist light: free and fragile: in March 1993 the "Storm of the Century" inundated the Deep South. In a region where a dozen or so snowflakes in mid-air can lead to massive school closings, an inch has been known to bring all movement to a grinding halt
A strong shoulder line establishes the upper edge of the tall lower body, and the greenhouse is
set back from the front wheels.
American design redefined
The 432-room resort is
set back from the three-mile white sand beach, although sweeping views accent nearly every space.
Paradise in Punta Cana: greening the Dominican Republic. (Going Green)
The entire project was
set back from its original scheduled opening of October due to a two-month delay in obtaining steel, Richardson says.
Expansion slated for completion early spring
Set back from the street, overlooking a small, semi-formal garden, its short north-west end forms its main public face.
Tropical mission: new offices for the British Council in Lagos both respond to and challenge local conditions
"The tower is lifted clear of its historic base, linked on the outside only by columns and glazing, which are
set back from the edges of the site.
Historic moment as Hearst tops off green HQ
The house is
set back from a dirt road behind a screen of cedar battens, closed at the centre to conceal bathrooms and kitchen, and feathering out to either side.
Treading lightly: this holiday house in Big Sur is a highly tactful and inventive response to stringent local environmental regulations
Contextual zoning corrects the current zoning, which encourages tall towers
set back from the Street, a building form inconsistent with the prevailing character of East Harlem.
Planning commission approves East Harlem zone change