Example sentences of "and set up the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 William Wilberforce and Marmaduke Langdale were patrons of the church and set up the Langdale Charity .
2 We appointed a superb chief inspector of prisons , Judge Tumim , and set up the Woolf commitee on prison reform , which has produced an excellent report .
3 They unfolded the stiff green branches and set up the metal stand .
4 We had time for a couple of runs through and set up the tape recorders ( I took two in case of trouble ! ) and by 10 a.m. we were all standing in our place s — white skirts dazzling and hearts beating fast — waiting for the signal to start .
5 This is going to be great , I said to Taff as we settled ourselves in the trench and set up the Bren gun .
6 Offering coffee , she went straight into the kitchen , her shoulder bag over her arm , and set up the filter machine , talking as she did so about the day 's gossip .
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