Sentence examples for set a scene for from inspiring English sources

That the killer set a scene for us, carefully coding each of its elements, does not mean that he controlled the meaning of his act.

4.07am: Swimming: Hazel Irvine knows how to set a scene: "It's time for history to be made".

But a try from Raynor set the scene for a tense final four minutes.

Life-size puppets and a script by Nick Stafford set the scene for a tale that is essentially Black Beauty in Flanders.

A black carpet and barricades set the scene for a flurry of celebrity arrivals including Michelle Williams, Ed Vaizey and Piers Morgan.

West Ham's opening scores may have come from a Jamie Carragher own goal and a Pepe Reina fumble but a two-goal lead for the underdogs set the scene for a thrilling tussle.

On the elegiac, pedal-steel driven ballad Playboy Mommy, they set the scene for a not-quite-apology from a "bad mother" to her dead daughter.

Meanwhile, Gabon have set the scene for a late twist by pulling a goal back against Zambia thanks to Marcelinho - one more and they go through.

But Mr. Redlinger wanted to set the scene for a program called "Music for a Rash Prince — Favorite Composers From the Court of Charles the Bold in Medieval Burgundy," which he performed with the soprano Sylvia Rhyne.

A grim tale indeed, and one which will set the scene for a meeting tonight between the new Italian prime minister, Enrico Letta, and German chancellor Angela Merkel.

He has previously indicated that this could set the scene for a referendum later this year, with many observers speculating on a date in June or July.