Example sentences of "were [adv] set [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic aims were already set out in the original Treaty of Rome ( 1957 ) establishing the European Economic Community . |
| 2 | Stones were also set up along the Great North Road in 1708 , but the first true milestone to be set up in Britain since Roman times was that at Trumpington , just outside Cambridge , in 1727 , where it is still to be seen . |
| 3 | The bronzes were later set up in the Porticus Metelli , the first secular building in Rome specifically intended for the display of booty . |
| 4 | Communication channels were immediately set up between the site , Melbourne , Port Moresby and London . |
| 5 | Christian roadblocks were therefore set up at the eastern end of the Ring motorway and the first 40 Muslim men to arrive at the Christian checkpoint , some of them travelling with their wives and children in their family cars to homes in east Beirut , were taken beneath the overpass and had their throats cut . |